LEWIS DENE’S
INSIDE TRACK
■ When TOM GEIGER asks ‘Can One
Day Change Your Life’ it’s the sort of
question that movies are made from
and dreams are set adrift to. This is
quite possibly the basis for both,
with lyrics to match the profound
subject matter too. Geiger fi rst came
to the attention of famed NY duo
JOHN CREAMER AND STEPHANE K
while working with the chart-
topping Iio (of ‘Rapture’ fame), who
EDDY TM’s
were so mesmerised by the subtle
qualities of this song, that they
Stamp of Approval
offered to not only remix it, but also
release it via their NY Love imprint.
Where dance meets rock every issue…
Reminiscent in parts of another
amazingly simple number, Carl
ALBUM!
Kennedy’s ‘Ride The Storm’, this
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
should likewise be enjoyed and
‘Walking On A Dream’
savoured for what it is: sublime
EMI
simplicity…
I know I’ve banged on about them here before
but this is really important! This record is the
most beautiful, charming, uplifting and
downright life-changing album for YEARS.
Wait till you hear the heart-melting next
single: ‘We Are The People’. Now if I can only
get them to play Secret Garden Party 2009…
TIP!
MIDIMIDIS
‘Mayuko Ep’
■ Talking of Carl Kennedy, we
DIY
initially raved about his label’s
Midimidis are a kooky, young, sexy,
release of CITYLIFE’S ‘San Francisco’
left-of-centre, chip-hop duo from Reading/
in its original form, dubbing it a
Northampton. Tom ‘Losers’ Bellamy has done
record that could best be described
a wicked mix of their track ‘Nemesis’. It really
as a contemporary version of
is thigh-strokingly good, cool, weird and
‘Someday’-meets-’Promised Land’.
wonderful in equal measures.
Yet another quality dancer from the
Southern hemisphere with vocalist
REMIX!
Dennis Dowlut oozing soulful
WHITE LIES
emotion with every lyric, the
‘To Lose My Life (Tommy Sparks And
remixes on Wasted Youth now arrive
The Fury Remix)’
courtesy of the D.O.N.S VS DBN,
Fiction
Fred Falke and label boss CK, who
As you read this, you will now be more than
further enhance a record that
exudes a rare blend of sultriness and
aware of this tune, it will be out and people
innocence even further. Meanwhile
will be saying how big they are going to be…
next from Kennedy the artist is the
THIS drop-dead-sexy mix, however, will be far
shop for ticket buyers as The Shelborne join forces with the US club ticketing
electro-etched single ‘Kiss Kiss
less hyped and far more deserving of your
giant
Wantickets.com.
Bang Bang’ complete with mixes
attention.
“This year we’re giving Wantickets our largest meeting room, which can accom-
from Bill Basil & Gus Calderone and
ONE T
O WA
TCH!
modate over 150 people in line, in air-conditioning,” explained Dennis. “They
Nyx & Syrinx.
ENVY
also have all kinds of state of the art electronic gear where you can print out
Look out for Nicola Varley, a brilliant
your tickets for the whole week. Wantickets sell tickets for every event in Miami
■ There’s also something
Manchester MC who may make the likes of Sov
and they will have a ticket pick up offi ce at the hotel.”
wonderfully sexy, seductive and
totally hypnotic about ‘Amelie’, an and Shystie a little nervous. She’s done a track
oh-so-simple instrumental offering with The Losers that has blown us away.
Despite the shadow of the global fi nancial crisis looming large over the party
from Great Stuff Recordings. BUTCH,
scene, Wheeler remained unfazed, reckoning that this year’s WMC will only be
the Turkish-German wonder boy
TIP!
partially affected.
behind the release, also has a new MPHO
“Obviously the crunch is hitting everyone — I think that many conventions in
album, ‘Papillion’, on the German Mmm and ‘Po’ as in ‘Pot’ she told me on
Miami Beach and around the world have seen a 15% decline in their occupancy.
imprint, but it’s this vibrant MySpace. Very cool mixtape, and an
But WMC has been around for 25 years or more and has seen other recessions.
accordion and percussive house
interesting new signing to Wall Of Sound.
This year will be as big as ever.”
fl avoured shuffl er that’s currently
grabbing the attention of the likes
Eddy Temple-Morris presents ‘The Remix’
It’s destined to be the biggest WMC yet so get over to Miami and join us at the of Chris Lake, D.Ramirez, Laurent
every Friday, 10pm – 1am, on Xfm London,
Shelborne for a week of the freshest parties on the face of the planet! Garnier, Nic Fanciulli, Martin Eyerer Xfm Scotland and Xfm Manchester.
More details here:
shelborne.com and
djmag.com. and more.
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