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Mona Yim debuts on Rekids with ‘Gotta Do This, Gurl’, featuring remixes from Radio Slave.

Born and raised between Singapore and Germany and now based in Berlin, Mona Yim spent time bouncing between the clubs of London, Berlin, and Paris while honing her craft, culminating in a recent remix for DJ Seinfeld’s ‘Tell Me One More Time’ on Ninja Tune. Now readying her debut solo release on Rekids, Mona Yim delivers two dreamy house cuts for the imprint, backed with a pair of remixes from label-boss Radio Slave.

Leading the release, ‘Gotta Do This, Gurl’ brings crispy, bouncing drums alongside moody pads and subtle vocal chops, building up to an emotive breakdown. Radio Slave beefs up the drum patterns with breakbeats for his remix, adding additional atmospheric FX to existing melodic elements for a chunky, driving track. 

‘Dots Obsession’ sees floaty percussion, gentle synth work and vocals working in tandem to craft a soft yet evocative house jam. Injecting a pumping 4/4 pattern alongside elements of the original, Radio Slave’s interpretation brings the energy levels up with pitch-perfect dub FX and swirling synthesis.

Mona Yim, Radio Slave

Gotta Do This, Gurl

Mona Yim - Gotta Do This, Gurl (Radio Slave Remix)

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Taken from Dilla's 2001 BBE Music debut solo album Welcome 2 Detroit, 'Big Booty Express' gets the remix treatment from German duo Âme, Parisian Pépé Bradock and London's Coda Deep.

Alongside the OG version these new productions add up to a six track exploration of Dilla's tribute to Detroit's melding of the Motor City's Black music heritage with Kraftwerk's experimental Euroelectro.

Contributing two mixes to the EP, Parisian producer Pépé Bradock AKA Julien Auger first forays into music were after learning guitar as a 14 year old and playing with various Jazz- Funk bands. At this time he also started DJing with Hip-Hop bands and turning his hand to producing their tracks.

As the 90s progressed he also discovered Techno and House music. His musical influences range from Jazz to Dub Reggae and he has remixed for Blaze, Cassius and Alex Gopher among others.

Also providing a remix of Big Booty Express is the German production duo of Frank Wiedemann and Kristian Beyer who work together under the name of Âme. After first meeting in Kristian's record shop in their home town of Karlsruhe and bonding over a shared love of Chicago House and Detroit Techno the pair started working together and producing records for Sonar Kollektiv in 2003.

The final two remixes on the Big Booty Express EP and only included on the digital package come from the Londoner Coda Deep. Influenced by avant-garde Electronica, Nu Wave and African Tribal sounds, he is a DJ and producer playing deep and melodic Tech and Techno and will also be known to music fans for his 2019 BBE release 'The Running of the Bulls'.

This EP of remixes sits very well alongside the catalogue of J Dilla releases on BBE Music and adds to the rich heritage of innovative beat making and music production that we can associate with Dilla and those he worked with. 
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Jay Dee Aka J Dilla - B.B.E. - Big Booty Express (Âme Remix)

art | werk welcomes another two bright shining stars. Hailing from sunny California, with past releases on Lobster Theremin and Shall Not Fade, Edward White debuts with his signature sound - dreamy, slightly lo-fi house and is joined by Tagavaka, coming out of Scotland, known for his outstanding work on Anjunadeep.

Both tracks serve two different moods, Edward´s original brings out a summer vibe for these early DJ sets and Tagavaka takes us on a bit more melancholic journey with his rework, for these much later or early in the morning moments. As his bio says: “Tagavaka means to drift away, in search of love, adventure or closure.” We shall hope that this quest will be fulfilled.

Edward White - Before I Find It (Original Mix)

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Produced, mixed & mastered by La Giang
Cover art by Marcin Wojdak | Cosmoderna
Release date: 11/11/2022

Next stop: „HOME” (12/2022)

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Don't Worry Psy Happy

Sebra Cruz - Sunfish

P.F.B - Leave

If this does not chill you out you need a psychiatric assessment :-)

Will you be there for me

Tiesto, Odd Mob, Goodboys - Won't Be Possible (Sak Noel Remix)

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Edward White - Before I Find It (Original Mix)

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