Hot Chip - Positive (Marcel Vogel & Adam Port Remix)

In a bit of a sneaky surprise, Hot Chip have tacked on a tremendous new remix of their track "Positive," from 2019 album A Bath Full Of Ecstasy. Appearing as Pete Tong's Essential New Tune Friday night, the Marcel Vogel & Adam Port remix had me questioning what year we were in.

Indeed a new release despite Beatport, Spotify and Soundcloud all crediting the track to last year's remix LP, this epic take on "Positive" is quintessential Hot Chip. The technological twist Vogel & Port put on this track reminds me of perhaps my favourite ever Hot Chip release, the sensational saga that was their 2015 take on New Order's "Tutti Frutti." These two tracks share the same propulsive, funky assembly line feel, making masterful use of mechanical sounds and electrifying effects atop the ever-growing atmosphere. Of course, the electro groove and driving drums are the heartbeat of this powerful remix of "Positive," but the soul and magic of Vogel & Port's production comes from the killer vocal chops. And as always, this is the critical element for me: finding life and organic energy in an otherwise inanimate and entirely electronic production. Here in "Positive," the vivacity of the original remains and indeed blossoms into this beautiful, bouncy and brisk affair. Get it now via Beatport or stream below.FOLLOW HOT CHIP: FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD TWITTER
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Enlightened Listening for October 2

We've made it to another month, and since it's the first Friday, that means it's Bandcamp day! Once again Bandcamp is waiving its revenue share today, passing 100% of all purchases to the artists. And again that means I'm doing an all Bandcamp edition of Enlightened Listening. Find all 16 releases (listed alphabetically) below and check out the following paragraphs for highlights and play-by-play.

A recommendation from Boy 8-Bit opens the onslaught of new tunes with Adrian Carter's "Suzette." Next up is an uber-cool album from Cinephonic who delivers some stunning jazz in a fabulous cinematic style. The first of two from the Defected family follows as Endor samples Beethoven for a cheeky house affair. Freeza Chin then gets icy with a five-pack of beats inspired by his time in Hawaii. Another equatorial inspiration follows as Hammer makes use of Costa Rican recordings, combining them with his synths to make a mystical medley of disco, house and techno.

Finally, Horse Meat Disco's album is here! Gracing Glitterbox, Love And Dancing is exactly the kind of uplifting and revitalizing music we need right now. Hot Chip keep things moving with a massive (mix) album of their own. Late Night Tales features three new exclusive tracks and a cover version, alongside a mix of their favourite euphoric and melancholic tracks. Keeping disco on the tip, The Vision follow with a remix (and dub/edit) of Jakatta and Seal's sublime "My Vision."

Flipping the playlist on its head, we roll towards a handful of harder rocking releases. First up, John Rolodex delivers a six-pack of sensational DnB joints. Lunice then gets mean with Miko through thrash and bash affair "Calm Down." Ghetto and juke guide the next release as Martyn Bootyspoon re-releases four banging bootlegs with proceeds going to Molly De Wind, who suffered domestic violence at the hands of Vanity Press Records' David Marroquin (story here). Two more brooding bootleg/remix/edit packs follow as Monstergetdown and OAKK deliver jungle/techno/bassline and bass/hip hop/juke, respectively.

The first of the final three releases in this week's playlist comes from Ryan Hemsworth who delivers another edition of his acclaimed edit series. Here he takes on Avril Lavigne, No Doubt, Hillary Duff and many more. And act quick as this is only going to be online for 24 hours (as he said at 12:04 AM EDT). The penultimate release then follows as Kudatah delivers a massive 22 track compilation of ambient, DnB, jungle, techno and vaporwave. Finally, Wraz wraps things up with two ominous and depth-defying dub/DnB hybrids.

Adrian Carter - Suzette

Cinephonic - Les Paradis Artificiels

Endor - Fur

Freeza Chin - Zip Pac

Hammer - Montezuma

Horse Meat Disco - Love And Dancing

Hot Chip - Late Night Tales

Jakatta ft. Seal - My Vision (The Vision Remix)

John Rolodex - The Rainmaker

Lunice - Calm Down (ft. Miko)

Martyn Bootyspoon - BOOTYLEG001

Monstergetdown - Weapons V8

OAKK - Remixes & Edits Vol. 02

Ryan Hemsworth - RYANPACK VOL 3

Various Artists - Kudatah: Vol. 3

Wraz - Wormhole

Krooner & Hotblood - A.M.A

Over the last few years, I've found myself falling out of love with what was one of my favourite genres, bass house (despite that not being its name when I first fell for it). I've found that it, like so many genres that blow up, had become bland, boring and largely unoriginal. That said, there are still numerous occasions where its power and creativity really shine. This GOLD DiGGER track from Krooner and Hotblood is one of those.

"A.M.A" is billed as "a very original bass single," and while that sent an eyebrow shooting upwards, it does indeed capture a unique quality. All kinds of lasers and other effects punctuate the otherwise simple and subtle opening as Krooner and Hotblood slowly turn up the tension ahead of the drop. And this is where "A.M.A" really takes off. About as off-kilter as it gets, this unique joint revs through several gear changes, like a supercar ripping around the Nürburgring. The combination of the funky guitar plucks, the onslaught of effects, slinky synths and continually churning low end is simply stunning.

A perfect fit for any racing game, "A.M.A" is available for free via Hypeddit here and elsewhere here.

GOLD DiGGER · Krooner & Hotblood - A.M.A [Gold Digger]

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