Of course one of the first things that grabs me today is from Layne Fox. <3

Those familiar with the world of dub disco and modern Balearica should know all about Layne Fox, a San Francisco-based producer who has released some killer records over the last decade as part of noted collective 40 Thieves.

The Bay Area ensemble has been responsible for some killer records, including gems on Rong Music and Leng, who released their expansive debut album The Sky Is Yours back in 2014.

Now, Fox has decided to go it alone for an outing on Magic Feet that marks his first solo outing since 2005’s Move Me under the Tuffy alias. It’s something of a gem, too, effortlessly combining many of his familiar influences with nods towards druggy Italo-disco and horizontal pop.

Fox delivers two contrasting versions of No Runnin’ Away. There’s a Vocal Mix, where Sunny’s icy, atmospheric voice drifts over a chugging mid-tempo groove built around a Moroder-style bassline, swirling electronics, dreamy chords and metronomic beats. Typically, Fox also provides a tasty Dub, where select vocal snippets drift in an out of a delay and reverb heavy mix that also gives increased prominence to his stretched-out synths and late night electronics.

Magic Feet boss Craig Bratley handles remix duties himself, offering a complimentary but notably different interpretation. His version subtly emphasizes the track’s downbeat pop credentials, pushing the vocal to the fore above a sparse electro groove, dreamy pads and flashes of acid-inspired electronics. Think Cold Wave vibes but with actual production values, not pretend ‘mastered on cassette’. It’s the perfect accompaniment to Fox’s hypnotic, head-in-the-clouds original.

Musik Non Stop- No Runnin Away Dub

Remixes and Releases have appeared on the following labels 

2020 Vision
Above Machine
Ashigaru Sounds
Automatism
Bird Scarer
Café Del Mar
Claremont 56
Days Of Being Wild
El Diablos Social Club
FOTO Recordings
Futureboogie
Heavenly
Higher Love
Instruments of Rapture
Is It Balearic
Leng
Lowdown
Low Life
Magic Feet
Magic Wand
Ministry of Sound
Neapolis
Nein
Paper
Rebirth
Robsoul
Secret Fusion
Spin On This
Suara
Ten Lovers Music
Throne Of Blood
To Rack And Ruin
Tone Dropout
Tsuba
Wonder Stories

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