FACT MIX - MK

FACT mix 366 - MK (Jan '13)

MK beings the party in his latest mix; he can do Detroit and Chicago, classic, deep, whatever. Some of his big remixes make the cut here.  Must DOWNLOAD =)



TRACKLIST
Mark Henning – Trojan
Huxley – No Matter What (MK mix)
Namy feat. Josh Milan – From Now On (DJ Spen & N’Dinga Gaba Remix)
Alfred Taylor – Don’t You Leave Me
95 North – Let Yourself Go
Geddes & Matt Tolfrey – Your Track
Jodeci – Freek ‘n you (MK Dub)
Paul Du Lac – Child’s Play
Catz & dogz, Monty Luke – They Frontin
Lana del Rey – Blue Jeans (MK Dark Blue Dub)
Human Woman – Great Woman (Gluteus Maximus Remix)
Huxley – Failing Upwards
Lauren Flax – You’ve Changed (MK D-troit Mix)
Cassian – Love It
Aaliyah – Enough Said
Storm Queen – Look Right Through (MK Dub III)
Scottie Deep presents Kalubration – Show Ya (have 2)
Zee & Eli – The Ghostly Track

TOP REMIXES OF 2012

2012 has had some serious tunes and some seriously exciting producers coming to the forefront.  I've particularly enjoyed the British contingent; producers like Huxley and Julio Bashmore and labels like Hypercolour and Wolf Music have crossed over and brought the British bass scene to new listeners.  I'm throwing in a few end of year lists throughout the month, which highlight the tracks I couldn't get enough of this year. 

 

TOP 5 REMIXES

1.  STORM QUEEN - Look Right Through (MK DON'T TALK TO ME DUB) Released - February
Quite simply, a TUNE. Released on Defected at the start of the year, MK worked his magic and produced his best work of the year IMO.  Old school, distinctive, and classy.  MK is the house master.


2. Jessie Ware - Running (DISCLOSURE REMIX)  Released - April
A massive remix that made 2012 Disclosure's year.  Uplifting and unique; the throwback chords and funked up rhythm make the track impossible not to enjoy. 


3. Maxxi Soundsystem - Stella's Way (HUXLEY REMIX)  Released - October
A bad-ass descending bass-line, subtle chords and a touch of class from Huxley.



4. JUSTIN MARTIN - Don't Go (DUSKY REMIX) Released - October
Dusky transforms the delicate, twinkly original with a deep, pulsating bass-line that fuses house and garage to maximum affect.

5.  JESSIE WARE - No To Love (GEORGE FITZGERALD MIX)
Released - November
Driving, peak time techno tinged bomb

Runner's Up

Lana Del Ray - Video Games (Joy Orbison Remix)
Kim-Ann Foxman - Return It (Populette Remix)

Shenoda - Moments (Huxley Remix)

Justin Martin - Ghetto's and Gardens (Bachelors of Science D&B Remix)
Justin Martin/Leroy Peppers - Riding Spaceships (Shadow Child 'In Search of 94' Mix)
Lana Del Ray - Ride (Photek Remix)

THURSDAY FLAVOURS. MJ COLE. MK. SHADOW CHILD

Daley ft Jessie J "Remember Me" (MJ Cole Vocal Mix)

Do you remember the original Remember Me by Blueboy? Then this track is sure to put a smile on your face. The soulful Mancunian, Daley, re-works the original and Jessie J takes on the Marlena Shaw vocals. She sounds really, really good actually. Daley's cover is fresh, but the MJ Cole remix brings the fire! The piano snippets are inspired and the classic garage jingle and two-step are suitably old school. Proof, not that it were needed, that MJ Cole can do no wrong.
Release date-November 19th 2012

MJ Cole

Forward Motion (MK Reverse Remix)

Forward Motion was a massive deep, disco party track in 2011 from Hot Natured feat. Ali Love.  The track has now reappeared on another Hot Creations release, Benediction, as a B-Side, remixed by classic house head Mark MK Kinchen.  MK impresses me with his remixes because he always brings the classic houses sound that I love, without it being cheesy.  Check out his incredible Storm Queen MK dub remix featured on this blog:
http://soslk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/friday-heavy-rotation.html
On Forward Motion he drops a heavy, stripped back bass-line and keeps it simple, leaving Love's vocals to do the work.
Out Now on Hot Creations

MK.  Classic as hell.

Zoe Xenia + Cari Lekebusch 'Good Love' (Shadow Child back to '93 mix)

How about some more bass-work from the hard-working Shadow Child?  On his Back to 93' remix of Good Love, he works in some seriously classic chords.  I think this is what you would call a BOMB.

FRIDAY FLAVOURS

Every Friday, or possibly another day (it's a surprise),  I'll be posting up a couple of tracks that have stopped me in my tracks and have been played to death on my playlist's.  Today is a bit of a house tinged selection.

First up the Disclosure remix of Jessie Ware's new single Running has been causing a storm.  The original, produced by Julio Bashmore, is a deep, dark affair with excellent production and vocals from Ware.  This remix however (currently released on 12'' via PMR records), ups the energy with a deep house vibe, and instantly gets heads nodding as Ware's vocals are chopped and caressed in equal measure.  I wasn't too familiar with Disclosure, but they have some seriously good productions under their belt and have an effortlessly cool sound.

Next up, I can't get enough of the MK remix of Storm Queen's 2010 top-seller Look Right Through.  This was released in Feb on Defected records as part of a second instalment of releases of this track, which also features Dimitri from Paris and Aeroplane.  It's the MK (aka house legend Marc Kinchen) that really hits the right notes with me though with it's old school sound.


And just one more for the road, Mark Knight's latest installment on his Toolroom records Alright, is also tinged with an old school feel and is pure dance-floor magic!