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While we may well have slipped silently into their 21st Year, Soma Records still have one final release from their 20th Anniversary selection to bring us… and it's one of the very best. 
Silicone Soul "The Soma20 Remixes" is a collection that brings together the very best remixes of tracks by the Scottish duo. Whilst some have featured on Soma20 EP's last year, there's also a selection of brand new and previously unreleased mixes, featuring remixes chosen specifically by Craig and Graeme themselves. 
Picking tracks from each of their four albums "...A Soul Thing", "Staring Into Space", "Save Our Souls" and "Silicone Soul", the duo have given us snap-shots from their career, all reworked and refreshed by some of their favourite producers. First up is their biggest hit to date, the crossover smash "Right On, Right On." With a host of remixes of the track seeing a release last summer, it was this late addition from Matthias Tanzmann that has become a real crowd pleaser and secret weapon. Its delicate layers and percussive elements tease to perfection and create a real pressure cooker of a mix that has already ignited the DC10 closing party last summer. Sascha Funke brings his bass synth and reworks "Under A Werewolf Moon" into yet another stone-cold stunner. Alex Niggemann & Marc Poppcke harness the original groove of "The Snakecharmer" and hypnotise us with their sleek, intergalactic funk. Darkroom Dubs favourites Of Norway turn in a typically epic 15min opus as they revise "Nosferatu" with typical aplomb. The Silicone Soul "Soma20 Remixes" features more remixes from The Black Dog, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Sascha Dive, Lee Jones, Matt Tolfrey, Tim Paris, Ripperton, Hatikvah, Freska, Maetrik and The Spirals… 

MASSIVE Dj SUPPORT from: Joris Voorn, Hernan Cattaneo, Reboot, Ewan Pearson, Raresh, Luciano, Audiojack, AME, Slam, Laurent Garnier, Magda, Dirt Crew, Satoshi Tomiie, DJ Hell, Danny Howells, John Digweed, Carl Cox, Nuno dos Santos, Visionquest, Harri (Sub Club), Gel Abril, Jozif, Groove Armada, Psycatron & many more…

Dogs of Les Ilhes (Kollektiv Turmstrasse Remix) (Clip)

All Darkroom Dubs releases are available from our Bandcamp: https://tr.ee/Bandcamp

Sometimes you need to look back to look forward; marking the start of a new decade, Silicone Soul celebrate 20 years since their game-changing breakthrough hit with a brand new remastered version and two new remixes. 

‘Right On, Right On’ and on and on and on… The duo’s iconic Cutis Mayfield sampling single came in many shapes and sizes around the turn of the century. Beginning as ‘Right On 4 Tha Darkness’ in 1999, it then became ‘Right On, Right On’ in 2000 with that legendary hypnotic bongo loop that brought the soaring strings and warm jacking groove together so exceptionally well that another version popped up a year later; with added vocals from Louise Clare Marshall, ‘Right On!’ smashed the UK mainstream, hitting number 15 in the official charts… And led to the Glasgow duo famously declining an offer to go on Top Of The Pops. Two decades later and they still don’t regret that decision.

“We’ve had a lot of remix and licensing requests recently for 'Right On, Right On’ with even a dodgy progressive house cover version appearing back in January. Soma’s release schedule was sadly full, so we thought, f**k it, let’s do a re-release on our own Darkroom Dubs label, and as it’s been 20 years since the first release, we thought it would be perfect timing for an anniversary edition too. Conor Dalton, from Glowcast Mastering in Berlin, was kind enough to remaster the original direct from DAT and to complete the package, we’ve also included a new dynamite remix from Fango, with Matthias Tanzmann revisiting his much-loved remix for a 2020 version.”

Warmer than it’s ever sounded before, the new Glowcast remaster comes complete with remixes from Matthias Tanzmann and Fango. Originally released in 2012 as part of Soma’s own 20 year anniversary, Tanzmann squeezes every ounce of soul possible from the percussion elements while Italian Fango gives ‘Right On Right On’ a right old shoeing with a massive lolloping disco bassline, marching pianos and an injection of funk positivity 2020 has sorely missed so far.

20 years deep, still taking us through the darkness, still focused on a bright future. We need music like this now more than ever. Stay tuned for more Darkroom Dubs dispatches very soon.

Available now from our Bandcamp & Beatport (12th June for all other digital stores & streaming platforms).

Art & Design by Susie Cairns. 
Mastered by Conor Dalton at Glowcast Audio.
https://darkroomdubs.bandcamp.com

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