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Jacques Renault and Marcos Cabral’s On The Prowl imprint have just announced their next two releases, which see German disco-house overlord Tensnake and his underrated compatriot DJ Kaos employed on remix duties.
Fresh from the news that Spectral will be releasing a rather tasty remix of Mark E by Scandolearic deity Prins Thomas comes details of a new Merc release from the Midlands based producer which includes revisions from both Dixon and Tensnake.
German producer Marco Niemerski aka Tensnake has unveiled a suitably odd follow-up to the “Coma Cat” music video, with the Pondr-directed clip for new single “Something About You” featuring a motley crew of eight year old ravers.
Garden Festival announce first wave of Get Together tour
by Juno Plus on 10.01.2011 at 10:58am
The organisers behind Garden Festival, now established as one of the highlights of the summer festival season, have unveiled the first details of a Europe wide Get Together tour which precedes the seven day event held in Petrcane, Croatia and features the likes of Tevo Howard, Commix, Tensnake and MCDE.
In news that constitutes a wet dream for nu-disco fans, Tensnake this week revealed that his “Need Your Lovin” track has been remixed by mysterious duo Tiger & Woods.
The summer of Tensnake continues with a brand new video for “Coma Cat”, which brings to mind a Clearasil advert with a lesbian twist.
In an intriguing turn of events Defected have announced details of the next edition of their long running In The House compilaton series, with German producer Marco Niemierski, aka Tensnake, at the helm for a double CD mix.
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The clamour and hype surrounding Tensnake’s remix of Azari & III’s “Reckless With Your Love” has surpassed the inner disco circle and spread as far and wide as Pitchfork and The Metro. That comes as no real surprise as both the remixer and remixee are certainly Premier League material. The liberal usage of C & C Music Factory splits audiences once the signature piano stabs are dropped in, but this remix alone is likely to secure Permanent Vacation one of their best selling 12 inches to date.
But yet, it’s not even the best remix on this record: that honour falls to Midnight Magic, who have already won many a heart via their debut single “Beam Me Up”. Employing a similar sound to that track, Midnight Magic’s remix has a vintage disco bump that submerged in cavernous echo, with the soaring string and horn arrangements laced over the chorus a true delight. Tuff City Kids aka Gerd Jansen and Phillip Lauer (Arto Mwambe/Brontosaurus) dispel with the vocal refrain and opt for some prime Muzic Box jack which brilliantly teases out an acid tinged variant on the original’s distinctive synth melody. The less than prolific German duo of Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt return from the wilderness with a brilliant burning deep house rework which rounds off a superlative remix package.
Tony Poland
Amidst all the doom and gloom surrounding London’s nightlife, Bermondsey club Cable have gone and put a big fat smile on everyone’s face by announcing a stellar summer line-up.
The Christmas tree is packed away, the festive jumper is back in the wardrobe and contented burps are suppressed for another year. Back to the music, then, and we’ve got a whole load of new releases to cure those January blues.
Artist: Tensnake
Title: Coma Cat
Label: Permanent Vacation
Genre: House, Disco/Nu-Disco
Format: 12″, Digital
Buy From: Juno Records, Juno Download
German producer Marco Niemerski, known to the discothèque as Tensnake, came to the fore last year with “In The End (I Want You To Cry)”, his EP for Gerd Janson’s Running Back imprint which featured heavily in the end of year charts. He also lent his ubiquitous disco-meets-house inflected sound to remixes of The Faint for Boys Noize Records and Toby Tobias for Rekids.
New Yorker Tim Sweeney developed such a cowbell crush on Tensnake that he entrusted the German with the debut release on his eagerly anticipated Beats In Space record label, with a release on Ghostly Intl also slated this year.
This pales in comparison with the anticipation that has surrounded this, Tensnake’s EP for Permanent Vacation, and more specifically its lead track “Coma Cat”. Ever since its debut on Tim Sweeney’s weekly transmission from NYC, the discerning discopogoing corners of the internet have been clamoring for its release.
Nominally a reworking of 80s RnB hit “What I Like” from Anthony And The Camp (produced by legendary producer, and proud owner of best name in dance music, Jellybean Benitez), Tensnake transforms “Coma Cat” into seven minutes of joy which seem to encapsulate the last 15 years of house music yet also remains very fresh for now.
“Coma Cat” is in essence the first contender for the inevitable end of decade “best of” wankathons come 2020. With such a strong lead track you’d be forgiven for thinking the rest of the EP pales in comparison, yet this is not the case. “Get It Right” and “Need Your Loving (Dub)” are both superlative wanders down the disco boogie path that Niemerski was immersed in as a child. The original version of “Need Your Loving” is included as a wee bonus for those that prefer their music to smell like mp3s.
Review: Tony Poland
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The beard-stroking music boffins over at DJhistory have compiled their top 50 releases from 2009.
The Garden Festival has announced a slew of DJs and live acts to perform at the 2010 event.
Following in the footsteps of Motor City Drum Ensemble, Diplo, Sinden, Luke Slater and The Revenge, it’s now the turn of Lost My Dog label boss Pete Dafeet to talk us through his top tunes of 2009.
