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Early March will see Champion Records offer up ‘Only One’ from Xandl, comprising three
versions of the lead cut.

Saint Petersburg based DJ and Producer Xandl is a relatively new name to most having only stepped
onto the scene in 2013 via releases on Spirit Soul and Snippet Recordings, but the early stages of his
career have seen him pick up support from the likes of Amine Edge, Coyu, Kolombo and Newbie
Nerdz. Here we see the budding producer push on with a fresh new single for the long running,
London-based label Champion Records.

First up on the package is the ‘Radio Edit’ of ‘Only One’, which as the name would suggest cuts the
original track’s vibe back to a direct three and a half minute injection of modern house.

The ‘Original Mix’ of ‘Only One’ follows which sees Xandl employ an infectious, contemporary house
style, fusing emotive chord progressions and bright vocal lines with swinging rhythms and a gritty
square wave bass hook. Xandl takes a classic format and instills a charming contemporary aesthetic
here, making for a widespread appeal with this heavy hitter.

Following on the latter half of the package is the ‘Dub’ take of ‘Only One’ rounding things off by tipping
things over to a more club-focused feel.

Xandl’s ‘Only One’ is out on Champion Records 8th March 2015.

Only One

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XandL - Only One (Radio Edit)

In 1985 Champion hired its first employee, an 18 year old named Paul Oakenfold who had been working as messenger boy in New York. Champion Records aimed at releasing underground club tunes, Hip Hop, Rare Grooves, Jazz & Soul tracks as well as uplifting House tunes on 12” vinyl originally found and licensed from the USA. Tunes like Spank ‘Oh Baby’, Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince ‘Girls Ain’t Nothin’ But Trouble’, Salt ‘N Pepa ‘Push it’ & Rene & Angela ‘Secret Rendezvous’.

As musical taste evolved Champion aligned itself with the early house and garage movement. It produced iconic tracks including Raze’s ‘Break 4 Love’, Robin S ‘Show Me Love’, Sandy B ‘Make The World Go Round’, Kristine W ‘Feel What You Want’ & Sybil ‘Don’t Make me Over’. These then turned into some of the most famous & credible artists in the world along with DJ’s like Todd Terry, Kerri Chandler, Junior Vasquez and Stonebridge.

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