!!! This is a stripped-down 160mp3 snippet of the original track !!!

Artist:  Arno E. Mathieu
Release:  Contemplation II – Colline (incl. remixes by Mark E, Next Evidence)
 Catalog No:  CPT 590-3 
Format: digital

Tracklisting:

1. Colline (Original) (6:07)
2. Colline (Mark E Remix) (5:46)
3. Colline Au Zenith (Next Evidence Vocal) (6:10)
4. Colline Au Zenith (Next Evidence Dub) (6:10)

Following the first EP of his new CONTEMPLATION project, Arno E. Mathieu delivers here a real Mediterranean French boogie tune. Dedicated to the landscape of his hometown in Provence, the track has been thought as a walk in the hills, but with a typical and local gypsy funky twist that brings a true balearic mood. 

After the bass line, latin guitar and funky drums opening, chords and melodies come quickly to introduce all the fresh vocal modulations of the Marseille native singer, Zula. Her performance sounds like she is showing us a small path in the hills, taking our hand for a walk under the sun of summer, and whispering us the warmest words about almond trees and thyme bushes parfums.

Mark E takes the most electronic side of the original for a dope deep and hypnotic reinterpretation, evolving in sobriety with super elegant strings over driving drum and guitar gimmicks, keeping the essence of the original but with a housey touch.  

For the second remix, Arno wanted to ask his old friends, the duo Next Evidence, to team-up once again, 20 years after their timeless and classic album «Thrills», to revisit «Colline»…

It is maybe the best feeling Arno had about a comeback of Next Evidence, as the result is an ultra energic funky jam, full of great music references, but with a real personal touch, delivering a dope dancefloor killer for funk and disco addicts.

Links:
Arno E. Mathieu
Instagram: www.instagram.com/arnosunchild 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/clima-solarism 
Resident Advisor: https://ra.co/dj/arnoe.mathieu

Mark E
Instagram:  www.instagram.com/mark_e_merc 
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063623735739 
Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/merc_music 
Discogs:  https://www.discogs.com/artist/378421-Mark-E 

Next Evidence
Discogs:  https://www.discogs.com/artist/1748-Next-Evidence 
Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/54shj3FK8b7QjT9LpJwhTE

Arno E. Mathieu - Colline (Original) (snippet)

Just an old fashioned lover of music, and all things music. nothing more nothing less.....and for the masses yes i have been djing/collecting since 85, and i dabble in production work....(but i love digging!! :d )

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Arno E. Mathieu - Colline (Original) (snippet)

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