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The UK jazz funk duo were vaguely aware of Finally, Nu:tone managed to work with So in the meantime, Dan is getting back to his
drum & bass, but when Dan arrived and cranked Scandinavian jazz vocalist Ernesto. “I hooked up ever-demanding domestic responsibilities of
up the metronome, they were a little taken a with him for my last album but time constraints looking after his son, and making sure the lad
back. “When I got there, they said ‘what tempo meant we couldn’t do anything,” Dan says, “but gets the right start in life. It seems to be working.
is it?’ I said 174bpm and they were like, ‘fucking we got it together for this album. He makes Despite little Henry-tone only having been on the
hell!’ But they loved it.” amazing stuff. He recorded everything from planet for 12 months, Dan has already schooled
his studio and sent it all over remotely so I’ve him in the laws of the jungle. “He absolutely
As well as this interesting collaboration, Dan also never actually met the guy! But even though I’ve loves it,” Dan explains, laughing. “He reacts to it
linked with lesser-known vocalist Pat Fulgonie worked with all these different people, some I’ve more than any other kind of music. Whenever
on one of the album’s highlights, a huge US never even met, whoever I work with, because I it comes on he starts bouncing around and
house / UK rave mash-up called ‘Beliefs’. “I can explain what I want quite specifically, I feel I whenever the bass drops he stops dancing,
knew of him without realising through an old can always get results.” screws up his face, and does a kind of ‘sick
house tune,” Dan says. “He’s basically a rocker; bassline face’, which is absolutely hysterical.”
he’s got long black hair, this big coat and a big So the album is gassed and ready to roll. But is it
beard; but get him behind a mic and he sounds better than it’s predecessor? “Hmm, I’m not sure You can expect the same reaction on
like a classic old pro house vocalist.” at the moment,” Dan says ruefully. “I thought this dancefloors worldwide when Nu:tone’s album
new one was better but then I listened to the old drops this month.
The tune was a success for Dan, and even one and I thought, actually, that was pretty good!.
though he’d never heard d&b before, Fulgonie Musically, I think this album is stronger. Whether
was also very chuffed by the outcome. “He’s got it works as a complete album, it’s far too early
it on his MySpace page, so I assume he really to say. I’ve only listened to it all the way through
likes it,” Dan says, smiling. a couple of times, and I find it really difficult to
critique my own material. Only time will tell.”
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