I know very little about Mundo D, other than he's a producer from Valencia called Edmundo De Diego Del Castillo. He has released a few EPs and remixes in the past few years, including this little gem, which came out via Nein Records at the end of May. Argentinian DJ & producer Cosmosolar aka Alejandro Gamba is also new to me but the two come together wonderfully on this opening track.
Holiday is the only track on this selection from 2021 but I belatedly bought it this year after falling in love with Confidence Man's second album, Tilt, which came out in April. Remixers Bruise are a duo comprising Christian Campbell (Sona Vabos) and legend Darren House (aka Diesel of Rocky &... and X-Press 2 fame) and they do not disappoint on this version. If you didn't catch Confidence Man's Glastonbury set, I'd highly recommend checking it out, including this energetic version of Holiday.
I featured YouTube videos of Yuksek's remix of Adama by Omri Smadar in early May and Neu Tech by D.S.D. aka Damien Doherty a couple of weeks later and both tracks have remained on heavy rotation at Casa Khayem since.
Richard Sen has been particularly smashing it with some superb remixes in the last few years for Rheinzand, Unloved and GLOK. Lata Mangeshkar was his contribution to Paisley Dark Records' charity compilation Shelter Me and a highlight of a frankly superb album from start to finish.
David Holmes has already released one of 2022's top tunes, It's Over, If We Run Out Of Love. Not content with that, there's a new 22-track double album from Unloved called The Pink Album, coming in September. Lead single Mother's Been A Bad Girl hit the ground running in June, with a clutch of remixes, including vocal and instrumental bangers from Horse Meat Disco.
Bringing things to close is a track by Luxxury aka Blake Robin that's so new, it came out in the last 24 hours. I Need Somebody features on Luxxury's brand new 11-track album Alright. If you're quick, you can pick up the digital Deluxx 27-track edition on Bandcamp for a tenner (US or UK), featuring bonus instrumental versions.
And, before you know it, your 45 minutes are over. Worth another spin? You'll be the judge of that.
More summer sounds tomorrow.
1) Fight Your Enemy (Cosmosolar Remix): Mundo D (2022)
2) Holiday (Bruise Remix): Confidence Man (2021)
3) Adama (Yuksek Remix): Omri Smadar (2022)
4) Neu Tech: D.S.D. (2022)
5) Lata Mangeshkar: Richard Sen (2022)
6) Mother's Been A Bad Girl (Horse Meat Disco Remix): Unloved (2022)
7) I Need Somebody (Album Version): Luxxury (2022)
2021: Holiday EP: 2
2022: Alright: 7
2022: Mother's Been A Bad Girl EP: 6
2022: Phase Of Motion EP: 3
2022: Shelter Me: 5
2022: Thee Wild Army Vol. 6 EP: 4
2022: Your Enemy EP: 1
I should have seen Confidence man when they came to Bristol earlier in the year. Think I was intimidated by such a potentially youthful audience.. hey ho!
ReplyDeleteMe too, Mike. I was thinking about it, but I didn't fancy the idea of cramming into Motion/The Marble Factory. I wasn't quite tempted enough to see Confidence Man supporting Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at Bristol Sounds the other week either, mainly due to the prospect of having to endure the headline act and the inevitable descent into Oasis songs...!
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