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Budding it in ’97

02 03 2010

Back in 1997 DJ Sneak simply couldn’t nail the sample on his latest tracks – the loop wasn’t working; it sounded awkward and jarring. So he reached for his trusty bag of weed and, supposedly, instantly smoothed the track out. Hence the name ‘You Can’t Hide From Your Bud’.

Weed-related trivia aside, this is a seminal piece of percussive house. Amidst a 90s house revival, I thought it only fitting to post this original, which will also be seeing a re-released later
this year with a whole host of remixes. This is classic Chicago House from the big man himself – Sneak wields a deep but rough drum loop and samples Teddy Pendergrass ‘You Can’t Hide From Yourself’. This encapsulates the essence of great house music, proving house is at its best when stripped to its bare bones.

Serbian producer Gramophonedzie (who gave us Why Don’t You) jacks up the bassline, whilst subtly slicing and dicing the momentum of the track. A boisterous, yet funkier take on the classic:

DJ Sneak – You Can’t Hide From Your Bud (Gramophonedzie Nu Skool Remix)
DJ Sneak has returned the favour, and turned in the best remix on Gramophendzie’s ‘Why Don’t You’ remix package (other cuts come from Greenmoney, Trevor Loveys and Bingo Players).

A favourite remix of mine from last year was Dj Sneak’s re-rub of the tribal-flecked and suitably kooky deep houser from Min & Patrick Kunkel, ‘Frauen & Blumen’. DJ Sneak adds a rhythmic, hollow tribal beat to the warbling Michael Jackson-esque vocal sample. Buy the whole thing from Juno:

M.in & Patrick Kunkel & Harold Todd – Frauen & Blumen (DJ Sneak Remix)


by Pelski
posted in Dj Sneak, Gramophonedzie, Harold Todd, M.in, Patrick Kunkel
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The kids want…House!

12 06 2009

This ’92 Chicago House classic from Cajmere – a house legend who founded Cajual Records and then went on to to form the mighty Green Velvet – has been given a lovely reworking by Switzerland’s Mercury. Skippy, conga-infused tribal house beats give dominance to those seminal gospel vocals, snipped and cut. For more free Mercury remixes, hit up his soundcloud:

Cajmere feat Dajae – Brighter Days (Mercury Edit) [pelski highly recommends]

The Fabric promo crew have given me one of my favourite tracks from Voodeux’s eerie and intelligent debut techno album, Paranormal, to hand out for free (it appeared in the pelski chart a month or two back). Willowy synths meander around the gentle padding of minimal house beats and hand claps. Wielding a catchy hook – strangely reminiscent of the kind of music you hear in a hotel elevator, but don’t let that discourage you. Buy the whole the album here – filled to the brim with ambient IDM and hook-laden techno:

Voodeux – Just A Spoonful [pelski highly recommends]

M.in been smashing the house scene this year, first taking it by storm with jazzy number ‘New Orleans’ and then collaborating with the likes of Bastian Schuster, Patrick Kunkel, Harold Todd and YNK for some of the most exciting releases of the year. And everyone from Radioslave to Basti Grub have enlisted his remix skills. He’s giving out this trumpeting Balkan track for free (it seems this jaunty Balkan and gypsy sound is all the rage right now):

M.in & Jones – Balkan Style

Here we have a cover of Candi Station, remixed by The xx, re-edited by Renaissance Man… The xx remix is sublime, whilst this re-edit reworks things for the dancefloor:

Florence + The Machine – You’ve Got the Love (The xx Remix) (Renaissance Man Edit)

Bonus:

2020 Soundsystem – Sliding Away (Lazaro Casanova Remix v3.8)


by Pelski
posted in 2020 Soundsystem,, Cajmere, Florence and The Machine, Lazaro Casanova, M.in, Mercury, renaissance man, The XX, Voodeux
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