"I often work by avoidance" -Brian Eno
Chromeo. Who doesn't love these guys? Handclapped space discopop from Canada!? The boys in Chromeo have delivered some of the chillest, illest tracks in the current electro scene (Mercury Tears comes to mind, the track still slays, what 3 years later? more recently, skope their Feist remix over at the flawless ARAWA). Fancy Footwork is the teaser track for their upcoming followup to 2004's all-phire full length, She's In Control. Their Fancy Footwork Remixes 12" is the hottest newness from Turbo Records, and Mr. Sexor enlisted some HEAVY HITTAZ to remake/remodel this new single, culling talent from Kitsune, Institubes, and his own Turbo rosters. All 3 of the remixers-- Surkin, Guns N Bombs, and D.I.M.-- are artists very high on my radar right now. You can search this blog and others and surely find a loot of their past efforts. And now, they're here for Chromeo. All strong, but the D.I.M. mix is my pick of the litter, I'm really watching these guys like a bird of prey, can't get enough of that damn AIRBUS BABY! Still, peep Surkin's for the totally gnostic turn it takes around the 3:30 mark, and the GNB for biggest fun and dance floor huddles.
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Surkin's Rogue Teens Remix) [alt link]
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (D.I.M. Remix) [alt link]
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buy this amazing 12"!!!!
Also, check out this freshly leaked Four Tet remix of the first single off Matt Dear's soon to be released album, Deserter. This is a nice rmx that's the b-side to the promo 12". Biting my teeth for this and Noiser.
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4 comments:
Wee! Poppin' and Lockin' with the jive from '85.
Thanks for sharing these guys.
The Guns N' Bombs remix isn't on the actual single; Tomas Barfod actually holds that spot. I wonder when the GNB version is being put out and if Turbo is doing it.
I wish any of the versions of the single pushed my buttons they way they do yours. I'm amazed how quick these nu-rave/French house moves have gotten stale for me, except from GNB, Justice, SebastiAn and Digitalism.
its odd, as ive since realized the GNB remix isn't on the 12, i thought it was bc i got the guy i got it from said so. always check discogs.
as for nu-rave/blog house, i think there is talent in the scene (you can't ignore surkin, he should be on your list instead of digitalism, who have issues with being successfully diverse) and it may not necessarily implode in on itself.
i agree with others that it all hinges on the quality of a handful of upcoming full-lengths (justice, digitalism...) i also see mr oizo perhaps dark horsing the whole shebang.
you can put the link back up if you want to, other blogs have already thrown it up and i cant stop it
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