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Coldcut - Walk A Mile In My Shoes (Tiga Remix)

Ghent-based duo Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul perform ‘Mantra’, ‘Ceci n'est pas un cliché’, and ‘Thank You’ from their acclaimed debut album ‘Topical Dancer’ live at Le Guess Who? 2022.

About:
Cultural appropriation, misogyny, racism, and post-colonialism are not usually themes heard on the dancefloor; but Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul rebel by inviting them in. On their 2022 debut ‘Topical Dancer’ (via Soulwax’s DEEWEE label), the Ghent-based duo proves themselves to be rare tale-tellers in electronic music, funneling the zeitgeist into playful synth concoctions. 

Recorded at TivoliVredenburg’s Ronda on Saturday, 12 November 2022.

Recording and mix by Marc Broer 
Photography by Lisanne Lentink

Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Ceci n'est pas un cliché

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Michael Vater, better known in music circles as Phonique, has carved out a rich niche for himself in the crowded world of electronic music. Widely regarded as one of the nicest guys in the scene, Vater has come a long way from his humble beginnings in Cologne, fully establishing himself as both a father of the Berlin club scene and a much loved ambassador for house and electronic music all around the world. With way over 100 releases and his own boutique house label Ladies & Gentlemen, Phonique has taken his signature grooves all over the world - more than 50 countries at last count. 

With countless production and remix credits plus three full albums under his belt, 'Saudade (Best Of Phonique)' is a timely reminder of what makes this artist such a treasure. With so much material to get through it's a wonder he managed to keep it to 11 tracks. 

Long time collaborator Erlend Øye features twice as a guest vocalist - 'For the Time Being' and 'Casualties' both being essential reference points in Phonique's back catalogue. Originally released in 2005, 'For the Time Being' could be the blueprint for many of today's nu-disco producers, while Antonio Eudi and Bruno Be's Remix of 'Casualties' shares a similar, lush and rolling groove - both are classic Vater - melancholic and uplifting at the same time. 

Another landmark collaboration in Vater's discography was with Ian Whitelaw, whose sublime vocals feature on 'Our Time Our Chance' and 'You That I'm With'. Originally released on Phonique's first album 'Identification' in 2004, 'You That I'm With' is a gorgeous slice of electronic synth pop, while 'Our Time Our Chance' from 2010 is more focused on the deeper reaches of the dance floor, and was widely regarded as one of the tracks of that year. 

Elsewhere on 'Saudade', (Portuguese for a brooding kind of melancholy, and a suitable description of Vater’s signature sound), Phonique continues to display his passion for collaboration with talented vocalists. 'One Step 2010' and 'Feel What You Want' highlight the divine sound of Rebecca while 'Endless Love' showcases Louie Austen - whose 'Glamour Girl' is also included via Phonique's Original Version. His deft touch for creating affecting and beautiful electronic pop music with strong links to the dance floor is fully in evidence on every track, and non more so than his rework of 'Ornette's Crazy' - a huge hit in 2012 on Get Physical that still sounds as thrilling today as it did the day of release. 

Probably the most straight up dance floor track here is 'Divertimento' - a deep burner with slight Latin swing to it - no doubt a result of Phonique's strong links to the underground scene in Brazil.

Louie Austen - Glamour Girl (Phonique's Original Version)

do you know what love is? 

hi there, ❀

once upon a time we were on holiday to a place where i always get inspired,
'cause they mainly play disco, jazz and soulful house over there.
while i was enjoying my breakfast, Tim Deluxe's 'LOVE is' came on,
with its emotional sax riff, impressive jazzy sound and touching lyrics.
it was kind of overwhelming, the way the song affected me....
i immediately knew this meant something special;
as i stumbled on this track one week earlier, 
while we were looking into some producers from 'back in the day'.
it was meant to be, pouring some sucre. on this track.
for me, love is being able to share your greatest passion with those who love it too.

enchanté! 🍬

❀

mastering by @robhes
original track by @tim-deluxe-official

Love is - Tim Deluxe (sucre. rework)

Volume 4 of the Make Up series is another doozy and this one brings together accomplished house heads Camille, Chez Damier, and Nico Lahs in a celebration of underground disco classic "through the lens of 60's and 70's underground comix". Similar to these rebellious reads, the tracks on this release carved their niche with purists seeking distinct and thrilling sounds. Across the double album, Camille's contributions include Mystic Pleasure's 'Back Door (Getting Down)' and Cold Fire's 'Badder Than Bad' which both bring soulful melodies and infectious rhythms, Chez Damier adds Fascination's 'Shine My Love' and Bileo's 'You Can Win' with shimmering vocals and funky basslines and together, they make for an exhilarating mix of disco brilliance.

Make Up The Edits 4

D1. You Can Win

Darondo - Didn't I (Dave Allison Rework)

In the spring of 2007, musician and producer Paul ‘Mudd’ Murphy decided to launch his own label. Named after the house he grew up in, Claremont 56 would release beautiful music by friends, associates, collaborators and like-minded musicians.

In the 10 years that have passed since, Claremont 56 has more than surpassed Murphy’s modest expectations. It has built up a cult following around the world, with listeners responding positively to the label’s combination of magical music, beautiful artwork, and impeccable packaging.

To mark the label’s first decade, Murphy has put together a sumptuous vinyl box set of previously unheard material, produced and presented with the same attention to detail that listeners have come to expect.

Each copy of Claremont 56: 10 Years contains five weighty slabs of wax and a bespoke info sheet, housed in a specially designed, hand-numbered box with debossed logos on the front and rear. There is also a limited-edition run of 200 copies which come with an additional 12” containing exclusive remixes and a brand new Paqua track, ‘Dalas’.

However impressive the packaging, it’s the music that makes Claremont 56: 10 Years stand out. Featuring a mixture of unreleased tracks and brand new remixes of vintage label releases, the highlights come thick and fast.

As you’d expect, some of the most impressive contributions come from those artists you could describe as “legendary”, including Chicago deep house originators Larry Heard and Ron Trent. Can legend Holger Czukay kindly contributes one of the standout moments, the eccentric ‘Music To Be Murdered By’, from his own unreleased catalogue, while Afro-cosmic pioneer Daniele Baldelli joins forces with Marco Dionigi to deliver a typically spacey remix of Bison’s ‘Familiar Stranger’. There’s also an epic, Afro-tinged dub disco remix of Smith & Mudd’s ‘Nether’ by Norwegian scene founder Bjorn Torske.

Elsewhere, Good Timin’ man Jex Opolis turns an overlooked track by Paraiso into a samba-boogie killer, Sean P dubs out Zee Erf’s beautiful cover of ‘Southern Freeez’, and Phil Mison turns FreshRo’s laidback electrofunk cut ‘Pacific State’ into a breezy, Balearic gem. Look out too, for the emotion-rich beauty of Statues’ ‘River Darkness’ – a track arguably worth the cost of the box set on its own – and the deep space explorations of Almunia’s Leo Ceccanti.

We could go on, but we’re running out of space. Suffice to say, Claremont 56: 10 Years is a lovingly compiled, curated and presented celebration of the label’s first decade.

C1 - Teu Sorriso - Jex Opolis

03-laid back-bakerman  soul clap remix

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Which Way To Paradise (Bosq Remix)

Remix. Promotional Use Only. Ownership remains rights of Mr. Scruff / Ninja Tune / Pleasure Music. Werd (SOS) Vocals added, mixed and mastered at SOS HQ. Free Download.

[Verse 1]
You ever wake up feeling not suitable? 
Feeling small in the game like Subbuteo
Feeling like there was more they should do for you
So now your brain's spinning round like Rubik's Cube
Trying to add it up like - it's kind of f*cked right?
Kind of makes you feel like their kind were upright
Trying to make you fail from the time you touched mic's
But what if its like, maybe the judged right?
Maybe I shouldn't really had the chance
Maybe I should just fail like I do with romance
I don't understand I'm the man in demand
But can I keep it up when I'm feeling I can't?
I cant stand all you bam's being addicted to jams
And missing you little me when you sit on your hands
No man, no band, been banned like I am
Went HAM, set plans got tracks and I ran
So can c-come kick it, I spit it and live with it
No gimmicks, no did it, no fake, no lies, listen
No disguise or implied to be something I isn't
Werd SOS, I be something different

[Verse 2]
Yo, you see me but what's beneath this?
Underneath its like far from genius
And people in the scene seem so conceded
So I'm spinning out, Fibonacci sequence,
Leave long gone left tracks to seek this
So you can follow on if your lost and need this
The points move on not stop and creep with
Crabs in a bucket, f*ck it, ya'll see this,
Don't you? this is what we don't do,
Don't wait for studios what we go through
Cubase, Pro tools, got no pro tools
Just a prototype for a man with no skills
Self taught, but that's not the point
The point is you didn't help me at all
And I've still no help can't help but fall
Into a work-rate that hurts me when doing it raw
Rotten, it's like I've forgotten
It was fun at the start, in the past, hip-hop and
Getting on beats that's mainly upbeat
And not I just greet on them with my speech
Sad song, else throw a tantrum
But got to move on from thoughts I cant run
And got some bad ones, God I thank them
Without pain couldn't done what I've done

[Verse 3]
If you feel left out, then come on lets write
Type of recite, just get it on the mic
Feel a little down, in this upwards plight
Strife, hyped, expected to fail [X2]

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Razzy Bailey

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