(C)1998 Desire Records

- Some things just mature into fashion 25 years later...

- http://www.discogs.com/Charles-B-Lack-Of-Love/release/1687151

Charles B. feat. Adonis - Lack Of Love (96k MP3)

Luciano @ Cadenza, Blue Parrot, BPM Festival 2014, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico (2014.01.08)

Paul Johnson-The Groove

Jump - Funkatarium

It takes a lot to achieve the status of ‘legendary’ or ‘era-defining’ in dance music, it’s sands shift so quickly artists, genres and labels have often come and gone before you realise. So it’s with some pride and deserved justification that Yoshitoshi marks its 20th anniversary with celebratory remix packages of its most iconic tracks. Already riding high in the Beatport charts with the success of the Uto Karem and Robosonic mixes of Eddie Amador’s ‘House Music’, the latter of which has spent the past month in the overall top 5, the label now plans a one, two punch with the follow-up: Alcatraz’ seminal ‘Giv Me Luv’.

“We thought long and hard about how we scheduled this 20th anniversary project,” says label boss Sharam, “little point launching big and then following up with a whimper so we deliberately chose Alcatraz for this difficult task. But the challenge didn’t end there; a massive record still deserves a massive remix and I think it’s safe to say we found the perfect woman for the job...”

Step forward undisputed techno titan Nicole Moudaber who leapt at the opportunity to remix the track. “I’ve got so many fond memories of ‘Giv Me Luv’, it was one of my favourite tunes from my formative clubbing days,” recalls Nicole happily, “so, when Yoshi mentioned the idea of me remix-ing it I just couldn’t say no. In fact I was so familiar with Alcatraz I was already awash with ideas of what I could, or should, do with it. As I got into the mix one of those ideas just grew and grew, namely an extended breakdown that constantly builds; layering the memorable vocal to an intense pay-off and (hopeful) moment of real dancefloor drama.” 

Nicole’s humble description doesn’t quite do the end result justice, which is a modern, masterful take on the classic. Her iconic techno beats, dark twisted stabs and arrangement of ‘that’ bassline drive toward the mentioned break, which will undoubtedly rival the fireworks of any impending NYE celebrations. In fact, expect this track to be THE soundtrack to many a dance floor come the all important hand-over to 2015.

And, just in case that weren’t enough, Yoshi has also secured the skills of Tent Cantrelle to deliver the perfect deep house foil to Nicole’s techno ferocity as Sharam concludes, “We wanted a real slice of contemporary funk from the companion mix. Yoshi is synonymous with exploring the line between deep house and techno, perhaps no more so than during its formative years, so this re-mix completes the package perfectly.” 

Alcatraz - Giv Me Luv is OUT NOW exclusively on Beatport, then 29th December all other outlets, iTunes etc


Beatport

Alcatraz - Giv Me Luv (Original Mix)

The Ones - Flawless (Phunk Investigation Club)

Bandcamp

Made It

Dance Tala Moto

keep UP

In My Life

In My Life (Jose's Vocal Mix) [feat. Octáhvia]

Produced, Engineered, Mixed and Composed by Oliver Stumm

I recorded this in 1997 in my studio with Billie, the singer from "Nobody's Business". I played all the instruments and mixed it on a cheap analog mixer (Tascam 1024). At first it was just an instrumental called 48 Hrs because i did it in 48 hours. It was played by all the big DJ's like Frankie Knuckles, Louie Vega and Pipi from Pacha in Ibiza. It's still a big hit in my hometown Zurich when i play it out... It's the title track of my album that came out on Columbia/Sony and on my own label Liquid Groove in New York.

H2O "You Can Run..." Vocal Mix

Jose Nunez is an internationally renowned DJ and Producer who has earned the reputation of being one of the top house producers in the world; but don't think for a minute his style has any limits. Throughout his career he has not only filled floors, but has brought eager audiences more than 30 Top 20 hits, including several #1s, and quite a few memorable collaborations.

Nunez is well known for the hit Billboard single “Bilingual”, his many years producing alongside Erick Morillo and the Subliminial camp, as well as longtime collaborators and label releases that include Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Steve Angello, Harry Romero, Baggie Begovic, Eddie Amador, Armand Pena, Shawnee Taylor, Black Rock Records, Cubed Label, and Subliminal. 

Nunez's production schedule has been on full throttle throughout 2015. Some upcoming music you can expect - “Playing With My Heart” featuring Shawnee Taylor out on Armada Deep September 14th; Jose Nunez “Let It Go” out on Robbie Rivera’s Juicy Music September 28th; an upcoming collaboration with Jason Chance coming out on Toolroom later on in 2015; as well as an official remix for Randy Jackson’s new project, WIL “What Are We Waiting For”.

Nunez also has his sights set on releasing a boatload more club hits on his just launched indie imprint, Playmade Records.

In My Life (Jose's Vocal Mix) [feat. Octáhvia]

Jose Nuñez