Summer22 two

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Bandcamp: https://xandersounds.bandcamp.com/

Xander - Glamorous

Overmono - So U Kno (Dunman Edit)

Pon De Replay - Ross From Friends Edit

Next up on my list of not-so-guilty pleasures. This one's in time for festi season.

Enjoy x

Destiny's Child - Say My Name [Debba's Spring Bloomer Edit]

Free Download

Skeptic - Hollaback Girl DUB (FREE DL)

Alicia Keys is one of the undisputed queens of contemporary R&B. Powerful vocals, earnest lyrics and a deep self-awareness are the main pillars that have held up her career. But what happens when you fuse ballads with basslines? For this vinyl-only co-release on Bristol imprints Eminent and Slippery Sounds, Knoxville’s Nikki Nair stands at the intersection between new and old and redefines exactly how to nail the bootleg edit.

‘If I Ain't Got You’ is a precise flurry of two-step garage and nostalgic vocals, Alicia’s lilting voice still recognisable despite the dancefloor environment. A glossy rhythm breathes life into the old classic so that it becomes a new entity, which somehow welds together the murky rave realm with the weightlessness of Summer. It’s rare for tracks to suit any given setting, but this one might just be a strong contender.
 
‘Show Me Love’ takes a more starry-eyed course, weaving dewy textures into a fresh whimsical appeal. There’s still a subtle nod to the past despite the more recent Alicia/Miguel sample, which comes in the form of the 2010’s grime era melodies and nostalgic soundscapes. The breakdown around the halfway mark is a particular treat; it hoists up the vocals in reverence before the first of two ice-cold, dubby drops.

They say that if you’re paying homage to one of the greats, you’ve got to do it right. But Nikki Nair goes above and beyond that into a captivating alternate reality where the rush the second time round is just as good. These bootlegs are instant classics in themselves. 

@nikki-nair
@eminentuk
@slipperysounds

Buy:
https://eminent-uk.bandcamp.com/album/eminent-x-slippery-sounds-exss001

PREMIERE: Nikki Nair - I Ain't Got You [Eminent x Slippery Sounds]

Osmosis Jones - Damager Dub [FREE DL]

N Joi-Malfunction

Two of the fine young (moody)men behind the counter at Peckham's Rye Wax have done the honourable thing and provided everyone with a true winter warmer. "No Hurry" may invoke taking it slow, but the choppy hats, gentle keyboard lead, loping bassline and - you guessed it - beckoning female vocal found on the track amount to something subtly sensual.

It's Not too dissimilar to Adesse Versions or Dan Shake, a pair of artists who emerged like a vision from last December's biting winds and greyscale skies, FYI Chris' 10" is soft-tone, modal house music; simple as.

CHURCHW002 sees release on Mon 15th.

FYI Chris "No Hurry" - Boiler Room Debuts

Say My Name

Say My Name (Daddy D Remix w/rap) [feat. Chief]

Say My Name (Daddy D Remix w/o rap) [feat. Nitro & Chief]

Duets: The Final Chapter

Nasty Girl (feat. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm) [2005 Remaster]

Kelis - Milkshake - (FYI Chris Lactoste Intolerant Flip)FREE DL

pre order

fyi chris - house dog

Like Tu Danz

Strikers - YGG (Bakey Edit)

Free DL available via Hypeddit.

Please consider supporting by purchasing the instrumental on Bandcamp. (Link in bio on my artist page)

Free DL

[Free DL] Capo Lee & D Double E - Mud (Joe Koshin Flip)

In the fourth of the Scuffed Presents series, four close members of the Scuffed family remix their favourite tracks from the label.

@nikki-nair
@glancesmusic

Buy:
https://scuffedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/scuffed-presents-004

Summer22 two

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