Feeling High, I'm on Top

Swain and Paris - "Come As One" (Si McEvoy Remix) [Spinout Records]
This release is a total label love-in. Swain and Paris do the original, though I think that in itself was a remake of a slower Kevin Swain original. And then you have this peak hours remix from Si McEvoy, the "Events Manager" for Spinout records, who likes his productions seriously dirty.

It's got a great groove going on, courtesy of the vocal cut-up nonsense underpinned by a simple but more than effective electro bassline, and a funky beat that keeps things bouncing nicely.

Related Links
Kevin Swain on Myspace
Si McEvoy official site
Si McEvoy on Myspace
Spinout records on Myspace
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just a primarily 1970's fad dance, or a kick ass electro tune?

Hook N Sling & Kid Kenobi - "The Bump" [Cr2 Records]
What a massive tune this is, from the Aussie collaborative efforts of Hook n Sling and Kid Kenobi. No fancy vocal edits, just the odd bursts of female "Ahh" sounds, and a standard drum pattern. It's simplicity is the key to this track's success. That, and the bassline that thumps along very nicely, and maybe those little wobbly synths that keep popping up all over it. In fact, there's not much else I really need to say about it as I can't really do it justice with words.

Related Links
Hook n Sling official Site
Kid Kenobi official site
Kid Kenobi on Myspace
Cr2 Records official site
Cr2 Records on Myspace

Mary J Blige never sounded so good

Joshua Harvey, also known as Herve, The Count of Monte Cristal, among others, and one half of ILTT favourites Speaker Junk, so you know know that his output going to be one worth checking out, regardless of which alias he's using this time.

This one is a few months old at least, and I'm not sure where I got it from, but I believe it's since been re-released on the excellent Dubsided label, that Switch has set up. All I know is that the moment I heard it, and not realising it was an Alias, my first thought was "This sounds like Speaker Junk".

It samples Mary J Blige to absolute great effect, but it's the bassline that gives it that recogniseable Speaker Junk bounce.

Voodoo Chilli - "Look What You've Done To Me" [Dubsided]

Related Links
Herve on Myspace
Speaker Junk on Myspace
Speaker Junk official site
Dubsided on Myspace

Face The Music

The Black Ghosts - "Face" (Philipe de Boyar Remix) [Southern Fried Records]
There's been a lot of talk about London-based The Black Ghosts lately, what with "Face" and "Anyway you choose to give it" both being given top quality remix treatment by the likes of Switch, Boy 8 Bit, Kissy Sell Out, The Whip, Playgroup, and more. But without doubt, two of my favourite remixes so far have been the Fake Blood Remix of A.Y.C.T.G.I, which is proper electroclash with some great beats, and the Philipe de Boyar mix of "Face", which I don't think has got enough praise if Hype Machine is anything to by, what with everyone focussing on the Switch and Kissy Sell-Out Mixes of it, so here's my attempt to redress the balance.

This mix of "Face" by PdB, a Swiss Producer, is along similar lines of a lot of the french house sound, after being heavily influenced by Daft Punk in his early DJ career, so if you're into the likes of Teenage Bad Girl, Justice, et al, then this should fit in nicely into your collection.

But don't just get this, get them all. Every single remix of both Face and AYCTGI are worth owning, so get them all.

Related Links
Philipe De Boyar official site
Philipe De Boyar on Myspace
The Black Ghosts on Myspace
Southern Fried Records official site
Southern Fried Records on Myspace

I'll Behave, ya!

Will Bailey - "Ill Behaviour" [Red Leather]
Well everyone will know what this samples, and another example of a classic dance track brought up to date and given a fresh new sound.

Bailey is one of a number of up and coming producers who are putting out track after track of quality productions, and no surprise that he's connected to Toolroom. In fact, I first heard about Bailey through his remix of "Crunch" by another huge ILTT favourite Richard Dinsdale (who it should be known has put out a quality remix of The Dub Pistols' "Rapture", and another quality original, "She Wants Me". The man just doesn't make a bad track).

But, getting back to Will Bailey, you only have to check out his Myspace page for more evidence of this guy's talent. The cheeky mixes of Beastie Boy's Intergalactic, and King Bee's "Back By Dope Demand" oozes everything that I like in a dirty electro production. Killer basslines, vocal edits, and funky ass beats.

Related Links
Will Bailey on Myspace