I Like These Mixes

It had to happen eventually. Sooner or later someone would send me a full length mix that I just had to post about. Solcofn, an ILTT regular reader and contributor has dropped this mix into my lap that I just had to post about.

73 minutes long, and not a duff track among them, unless you count that dodgy final track. Shame on you, Solcofn, for ruining what was otherwise a fantastic 73 minutes of great track choices, some of which I've been wanting to post up myself, but I think I only have set rips rather than proper versions, so I've had to wait.

JACKED - A SOLCOFN MIX (APRIL 2007)



Another mix tommorow!

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

Starzoom - "Billie Jean (People Always Told Me)" [Dave Moureaux Remix] (Gusto Records)

The original mix of this is bordering on one of those overplayed house tracks where they take a sample and then loop it, e.g. the beatfreakz, Call On Me, the Baywatch theme, etc, but perhaps just about gets away with it, though Hi_tack(y) do try to drag it back down into the depths of hell with their mix.

Other than the mix I've gone for, perhaps the only other one worth talking about is the Robbie Long & Stormtrooper Remix, which is mainly a Techno with vocals that are just a bit too fast for my liking, but the stand out bits are the drum n bass style breakdowns. if the rest of the track were like that, it'd be played by me a lot more.

So, what we're left with is this Dave Moureaux Remix, which comes in two flavours, the Dub and the Vocal. It starts with some edits that sound like they've come straight out of the "Glitch VST" that I've played about with myself. Sometimes it can sound quite tacky, overused and detracts from the production (at least in some of my attempts!) but I think it fits this production really well. The bassline and synths remind me of a D.Ramirez mix, but as with yesterday's track, it's the stuttered filtered vocals that win me over, though it's not so over used that I feel the need to go for the Dub. In fact, that element of being familiar is quite key to this track being a big hit, in my opinion.

I've not been able to find any info about Starzoom or Dave Moureaux, but certainly a name to be keeping an eye out for in future.

As for Gusto, well, they've been behind a number of big chart crossovers in the last year or so, such as hi_tack's "Say Say Say", Filterfunk's "S.O.S. (Message in a bottle)", and Uniting Nations "Out of Touch" all featuring on their label recently, and this is a worthy addition.

Additionally, one that I don't think really made much impression on the charts at least, is Don Diablo's "Blow", which is well worth owning. Also, ILTT tip for 2007, rising star Christian Hoff does outstanding work in one remix of it. Worth having that as well, along with a lot of other productions by Hoff.

Related Links
Gusto Records official site
Gusto Records on Myspace

Pump it, stomp it, jam, trip on this!

Sometimes I need a kick up the arse ocasionally, or I get a bit lazy, or get a little bit bored/sidetracked and end up doing other things instead. So thanks to David, who sent me an email last week asking why I wasn't doing any updates on this blog - it's nice to be reminded that there are some people out there who actually find this blog useful and consider my selections. :)

The real reason for my absence was that I'd actually managed to lose my entire collection of recent electro tracks as my cheap MP3 player/USB Hard Drive decided to give up the ghost, meaning everything I had was no longer accessible. This annoyed me somewhat, and I decided not to bother collecting any new stuff for a while while I sulked.

But I finally got off my ass due to much bugging from Phil, who kept pestering me to update the blog, and I finally decided enough was enough, and that I should stop moping around, and just start building up a new collection, so that I could start mixing again, and therefore start keeping this blog up to date again.

So with that, here's a fucking HUGE track to kick things off with. Currently number one on Beatport's chart, and no surprise really. The original is a classic anyway, but this gives it a fresh up to date sound that is just mind blowing.

Global Deejays feat. Technotronic - "Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)" [General Electric Remix] (Superstar Recordings)

One listen and you'll be hooked. The other remixes aren't bad, but this one is the main act that ticks all the right boxes for me. Solid beats, a bassline that makes you weak at the knees, stuttered vocals that are still immensely singable, and a breakdown that is heavenly. What a way to make a blogging comeback.

Global Deejays were responsible for another favourite of mine, "The Sound of San Francisco". It's cheese, but with enough meat about it that they get away with it.

P.S. My electro collection isn't a totally lost cause, as I've pulled the 2.5" 40gb HD out of the casing, and if I can get a little external USB drive thing for it, I may still be able to recover all the older stuff I've blogged about previously.

Related Links
Global Deejays official page
Global Deejays on Myspace
Superstar Recordings official page
Superstar Recordings on Myspace