A heavy, heavy remix package here from Hypercolour.  Step forward Bonobo, Kowton and Dark Sky, who all contribute stellar remixes of Maya Jane Coles’ “Don’t Put Me In Your Box” EP, originally out in 2011.

Bonobo seals a huge period of activity, including a rack of acclaimed albums for Ninja Tune, with an ethereal and sublime take on “Something In The Air”.  The remix cinematically sweeps over you, its rising melodies and tight percussions making this a standout job from Bonobo.

Bristol’s Joe Cowton AKA Kowton plucks for “Parallel Worlds” from Maya’s EP to get the once over, opting for a dancefloor-centric re-work.  Stripping things right back with big, distorted drums and strobe like percs, the Idle Hands and Livity Sound man affords us with a real sweat soaked warehouse banger of a remix. 

Wrapping up this remix package is the Dark Sky remix of  “Something In The Air”.  Whereas Bonobo took the Original to more heady territories, Dark Sky’s mix is underpinned with a rattling 4/4 groove and big subby sweeps, retaining the original’s melodic touches.  Dark Sky have been firing on all cylinders of late, releases on Tectonic and 50 Weapons, collaborations with Breach…and this remix further solidifies their credentials as a team to watch out for.

Selected DJ reactions

Rob Da Bank (Radio 1) – Heaviness!
Soulphiction (Perlon) – Bonobo Remix is sweet!
Justin Martin (Dirtybird) – Love the Bonobo mix
John Talabot – Love the Bonobo and Dark Sky remixes
Rob Smith (Smith n Mighty) – Really nice mixes here, especially the Bonobo
Appleblim (Applepips) – Lovely Kowton remix
Tensnake (Defected) – Rocking Kowton mix, Bonobo is proper work too
Chris Coco (Melodica) – Bonobo remix is huge!
Ben UFO (Hessle Audio) – really like Kowton remix
Boy 8-Bit (Blood Music) – really like the Kowton remix, will try it out
Addison Groove (Techtonic) – Kowton Remix is my fave, fire!
Huxley – wowsers, amazing package!


Maya Jane Coles - Something In The Air (Bonobo Remix) (clip)

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The wildly creative posse from Sirens Of Lesbos return with ’Essays Volume 02' - continuing their EP series tailored exclusively for the dancefloor. «The Great Rift» is a musical overflight of the Great Rift – the so called cradle of mankind in the east of Africa. Imagine yourself sitting in a solar-powered, translucent spacecraft, hovering from the highlands of Eritrea to the North of Mozambique. Track two, «Funky Lips Of Timbuktu», is a musical kaleidoscope that melts a beat that is as dry as the Mali desert and funky Sufi lip-singing.

Artist: Sirens Of Lesbos
Release: Essays Volume 2
Label: Exploited
Cat: EXPDIGITAL123
LC: 15799
Published by: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing

Releasedate Beatport: 18.04.16
Releasedate I-Tunes: 02.05.16 

Essays, Vol. 2

Funky Of Timbuktu

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Sirens Of Lesbos - Funky Lips Of Timbuktu | Exploited

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Shir Khan started Exploited in 2007. Exploited Rec now plays host to some wide-ranging and innovative electronic talent - including Adana Twins, Claptone, Budakid, Joyce Muniz, James Curd, Shir Khan (to name a few) - and its artists have been receiving numerous supportive spins from the likes of Solomun, Pete Tong, Soul Clap, Wolf&Lamb, Azari&III, Jesse Rose, Axel Boman and A-Trak.
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