Somerset Sider

History reinvented with Friday's slightly shaken selection, courtesy of Johnson Somerset.

I first discovered his work in 2016 via Paper Romance by Groove Armada (included here) and an entire album's worth of Duran Duran overhauls called Eiffel Tower.

Here's six crowd pleasers from a back catalogue that now runs into the hundreds, and continues to be added to YouTube on a regular basis.

1) Dance Hall Days (Johnson Somerset Remix): Wang Chung (2023)

2) Notorious (Johnson Somerset Remix): Duran Duran (2025)

3) Paper Romance (Johnson Somerset Remix): Groove Armada ft. Fenech-Soler & SaintSaviour (2013)

4) Summertime Sadness (Johnson Somerset Remix): Lana Del Rey (2020)

5) Self Control (Johnson Somerset Remix): Laura Branigan (2023)

6) The In Crowd (West End Wolf Remix): Bryan Ferry (2013)

 

 

 

 

 

Short, Long, Long

A trio of tunes that buzzed in my ear at the weekend and are likely to stick around for a while. 

The Hidden Cameras are unexpectedly remixed by Pet Shop Boys - I'm hoping that there will be an extended remix to follow.

London-based duo Beyond The Struttosphere are new to me, but Rich Lane has been a familiar name in the past few years and his remix of Storming Heaven ticks all the boxes for me.

Johnson Somerset has been creating official and unofficial remixes for well over two decades now. I think I first discovered him via a Simple Minds or Duran Duran extended remix. A few days ago he posted a 10-minute rework of a Gary Numan classic, which doesn't outstay its welcome.

1) How Do You Love? (Pet Shop Boys Remix): The Hidden Cameras

2) Storming Heaven (Rich Lane's American Dream): Beyond The Struttosphere

3) Are 'Friends' Electric? (Johnson Somerset Remix): Tubeway Army