Elisabeth Esselink is a Dutch musician, DJ and artist known as Solex. Named after her cat, in turn named after a Hungarian motor scooter/bicycle hybrid, Solex first appeared on my radar with her debut album on Matador records in 1998, Solex vs. The Hitmeister. I saw her perform live to a small crowd in the bowels of the ship-cum-venue The Thekla in Bristol around 1999 (I think). Solex released several more albums after that, either self-released/solo or in collaboration with the Maarten Altena Ensemble, Cristina Martinez & Jon Spencer, the last being Solex Ahoy! The Sound Map Of The Netherlands in 2013. Apart from a remix of Psychopath by St. Vincent in 2014, Esselink has worked predominantly on sound & music for TV, although a 2019 interview promised a new album "next year". We all know what happened in 2020, but I hope that we will see more music from Solex in the near future.
There was a Solex website running in the noughties, which included a free download cover version of The Stooges' 1969 as well as a number of DJ mixes. This one dates from 2007, a 1980s-influenced excursion. None of the mixes included a tracklisting and, to be honest, I haven't a clue what half of the songs are. However, amongst them, you'll find J.J. Cale (twice) with Lean On Me and Right Down Here, Italo disco with La Bionda's I Wanna Be Your Lover, the 'Mutant Dance Move' mix of Move On by Fashion, Pump Up The Volume by M/A/R/R/S, The The's epic Giant and, giving the mix it's title, the 12" version of Wot! by Captain Sensible. All together, just over an hour of fun.
Say Captain, Say What (2007) (1:05:45) (KF) (Mega)
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