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DJ Touche - "The Paddle" [Steve Angello Remix] (Southern Fried)
Yes! Again! AGAIN!

It's not often you see a Touche track get remixed, but for once you'd have to say that Touche's original production has been improved on by Angello.

Angello, real name Steve Josefsson Fragogiannis, is a Swedish DJ/Producer and owner of Size Records. He can usually be found co-producing on many tracks with partner in crime Sebastian Ingrosso, under various aliases. Together they hit the big time, commercially, when they remixed/sampled 80's classic "Small Town Boy" by Bronski Beat, and released it as "Tell Me Why" by Supermode. They were also the force behind Fireflies, who have been on ILTT before.

Along with Ingrosso, Eric Prydz, and Axwell, he is part of a group dubbed "Swedish House Mafia", because of their Swedish roots and similar style in house music.

Related Links
Touche on Myspace
Steve Angello official site
Steve Angello on Myspace
Southern Fried Records official site
Southern Fried Records on Myspace

Day 3 in the big brother electro house...

Phunk Electric - "Video Games Crash" [Touche Mix] (Southern Fried)
An alias of Italian DJ/Producer Andrea Cerutti, also known as DJ Fuzzy Hair, and La Griffe. The original first turned up in 2005, but I think really picked up support when it was re-released on Southern Fried along with the Touche and Boy 8-Bit Mixes. (also worth getting!)

This time I think it's the Boy 8-Bit version that drifts further from the original, but the Touche touch is still evident on this one.

Related Links
DJ Fuzzy Hair official site
DJ Fuzzy Hair on Myspace
Southern Fried official site
Southern Fried on Myspace

Let's take a look at you, boy

Wekan - "Skid" [Touche Nu-Club Edit] (Back Yard Recordings)
While I remember, check out the Style Of Eye remix of this track as well, also available on this london based electrohouse label. A great alternative to this remix. Not the first time I've said that, but just in case you need reminding :D

So, about this particular remix: it's bleepy, it's different from the original, it's got a great vocal sample plus cool SFX! What more do you need?

Related Links
Back Yard Recordings

A little mini touche week

I've mentioned before on this blog that DJ Touche is one of my favourite producers. His remixes are top notch productions that are fresh and bouncy as hell. And yet, in 70 odd posts, I've not actually posted any Touche tracks, probably because I've had a tendency to post about stuff I'd play out rather than stuff I'd play when I'm sitting at home listening to music.

That's the thing about Touche. I love his sets, and I love his remixes, etc, but it's not something I myself would play out. Regardless, he's still in my top producer list.

So, on the suggestion of somebody I spoke to recently, I'm going to do a little Touche mini-week, starting with:

Cajmere ft. Dajae - "Say You Will" [Touche Remix] (Data Records)

Cajmere, otherwise known as the legend that is Curtis (Alan) Jones, or perhaps better known as Green Velvet (the huge 2001/2002 hit "La La Land") teams up again with dance diva Dajae on this release. The original mix of this was already on heavy rotation for me being as it was a great track already with it's booming drums and bassline that you can't help but move your body to.

But then the Touche mix turns up, and it's just as good in it's own way. The vocals are distorted, manipulated and vocoded, and a combination of a bleepy bassline on top of a second pulsating pumping bassline pushes the track in a new direction from the original, as generally happens when Touche gets his hand on something.

In fact, the only thing that remains largely untouched is the violin synth that pops up halfway through.

Related Links
Cajmere on Myspace
Touche on Myspace
Data Records, via Ministry of Sound official site

A Swede and an Aussie walk into a studio...

Jeff Bennett & Kriece - "Checking Out" (Hammarskjold)
I like this track solely for the chunky bassline. Apart from that it's nowt special, but I thought i'd post it.

Related Links
Jeff Bennett on Myspace
Kriece official site
Kriece on Myspace
Hammarskjoeld official site

Haunting Me Inside

Richard Dinsdale - "Your Mind" [Very Very Wrong Mix] (Global Underground)
This mix (by Dinsdale himself) jumped out originally because it's what I usually like about the Dinsdale style, with it's cut up vocals and bleeping bassline. I'm beginning to also like the original which isn't so disjointed as this mix, worth checking out.

Related Links
Richard Dinsdale on Myspace
Global Underground official site

Work It, Move It, Pump It

Marc Romboy vs Blake Baxter - "The Club" [Early] (Systematic)
German Systematic label boss, Romboy teams up with Detroit's Baxter again for this 2 track release, with this Early mix and a Late mix, the minimal laid back affair.

But, as always, it's the pumping mix that I go for. It's all about that pulsing bassline, that while initially doesn't go unchanged, eventually develops into a slightly modifed one that creeps up out of nowhere, while Baxter recites hypnotic commands to the hot women on the floor.

Related Links
Blake Baxter official site
Blake Baxter on Myspace
Marc Romboy official site
Marc Romboy on Myspace
Systematic official site