Jazzanova & DJ Amir Feat. Sean Haefeli ...#... Tracks & Remixes

Creative Musicians

Creative Musicians (feat. Sean Haefeli)

Strata Records - the Sound of Detroit - Reimagined by Jazzanova

Joy Road

Inside Ourselves

Face at My Window (feat. Sean Haefeli)

Root in 7-4 Plus (feat. Sean Haefeli)

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The second single to be pulled upcoming BBE album ‘Strata Records – The Sound of Detroit – Reimagined By Jazzanova’, ‘Saturday Night Special’ features remixes by Kai Alcé and DJ Amir & Re.decay, as well as The Lyman Woodard Organization’s 1975 original.

Possibly the best-known piece of music from the Strata label’s diverse and innovative catalogue, the unique, low-fi, moody, understated aesthetic of ‘Saturday Night Special’ has captured the hearts of music fans and DJs worldwide. “When I first heard the Lyman Woodard Organization ’Saturday Night Special’,” says DJ Amir, “I thought it was a song from a Blaxploitation soundtrack. Once I realized that Lyman was from Detroit, I immediately thought that if there was ever a ’theme song’ for Detroit that ’Saturday Night Special’ would be it. There is such a cinematic vibe to the song full of grit, rawness, and determination that just soaks into your veins. This album/song will always be in my bag of records to survive the apocalypse with!’”

When DJ Amir and Jazzanova began work on the ‘Reimagined’ project, breathing new life into the Strata Records archive, this jazz-funk classic was right at the top of the list of ‘musts’ for the band to re-interpret. “I had no idea what direction they were going to go, musically” says Amir. “The original song had been sampled more than a few times, but in my opinion, it was never done tastefully. However, from the first practice session, I knew that they were spot on with the right direction! Their version is the perfect blend of Detroit and Berlin!”

Kai Alcé’s ‘NDATL’ remix of ‘Saturday Night Special’ (named, like his label, after his three hometowns of New York, Detroit, ATLanta) brings a sure-footed lightness to Jazzanova’s version of the song, making the absolute most of the track’s stellar horn solos. “After hearing the unreleased Kamasi Washington/Gregory Porter remixes he did, I knew I had to reach out Kai” says Amir. “With this remix, he stretches out
the track into a seven minute groove, in the direction of a soulful house/future jazz interpretation.”

Alongside his Berlin production partners Re.decay, DJ Amir turns in a low-slung rework of ‘Saturday Night Special’, using as many parts from the Jazzanova version as possible. “We tried to emulate the intro to one of my favourite jazz dance tracks, ‘Expansions’ by Lonnie
Liston Smith” says Amir. Mission accomplished.

Saturday Night Special (DJ Amir & Re.decay Remix Extended Version)

Introduction & Lost My Love (feat. Sean Haefeli)

Do I Do (Rayko re-edit)

Created my own sample for this one then sent it to Andre Espeut who dropped a killer Curtis Mayfield vibe vocal. 

Bit slower than my normal vibe but don't worry I've got a more uptempo remix in the pipeline.

The track describes being put into situations where the opportunities presented to you, lead you nowhere. You avoid these compromising scenarios and encourage positive solutions instead.

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Track 2 from Waveforms
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Waveforms

Ensemble

SB@YouTube

Superbreak Radio Show Episode 064

Winter Sun EP

Winter Sun (snippet)

Take a trip down memory lane and relive the golden era of disco with this mixtape. Featuring timeless classics from the 70s and 80s, these revived tracks will remind you why disco music has always been a fan favorite.

T.S Monk - Can't keep my hands to myself
Jolley & Swain - Soul Street 
Luther Vandross - Never too much
Alexander O'Neal - What's missing
G.Q - Shake 
Fun Fun - Sing another song
Denroy Morgan - Happy feeling
Howard Johnson - Take me though the night 
Underground - Behind my back
Evelyn "Champagne" King - Get Loose 
High Fashion - Next to you
Micky Milan, Faze Action - C'est une bombe
The Cool Notes - I wanna dance
Simon & Mc Queen - Let's get into it 
The Jones Girls - Keep it comin'
Raw Silk - Just in time
Kopper - Take it to the top
High Fashion - Hold on

Make disco great again

Discovery Cannelle #006 - Hold on

Sugar Static

motion

Written by Tansing
Disco vault
Testing new Arturia synths
April 19 2015
Musical research

Opus 9 III

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Founded in 1996 by Peter Adarkwah, Barely Breaking Even (BBE Music) started life as a London club night, taking its name from the eponymous Disco record by the Universal Robot Band.

The label grew from the vibrant early 90's club scene with its first release, Stop & Listen compiled by Dr Bob Jones in 1996, opening the door to iconic series' such as All Back To Mine & Late Nite Tales.

A tonne of releases followed, ranging from Disco to Funk, Jazz to House. In the year 2000, the label celebrated Masters at Work's 10th Anniversary with a mighty box set that featured near 80 tracks.

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A quarter of a century and well over 500 titles later, having worked with Mark Ronson, Roy Ayers, Questlove, Hugh Masekela, DJ Premier, Dimitri from Paris, Joey Negro, Kon, RZA, Laurent Garnier, Black Coffee, DJ Shadow, David Rodigan and John Morales among many others, BBE Music looks to the future, celebrating its rich heritage while continuing to release a bounty of fresh titles.

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Saturday Night Special (DJ Amir & Re.decay Remix Extended Version)

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