Review: In its original form, Carl Cox's 'Sand, Moon & Stars' is a simmering, shaker-heavy dancefloor treat, where sweeping strings and sparkling electronics simmer away before gloriously soaring above a tactile, shaker-heavy tech-house groove and echoing carnival percussion. It's rather good all told but this high-profile remix from Eats Everything is arguably even better. The much-loved, Bristol-based DJ/producer opts to layer fizzing electronic riffs, funky acid bass, surging strings and glassy-eyed synth sounds over a chunkier, tougher beat, with the resultant sunrise-ready roller sitting somewhere between Orbital's 'Lush 3', the stab-happy rush of Inner City and Eats Everything's own boisterous house productions. In other words, the West Country producer has somehow managed to improve an already excellent track. Bravo!
Review: First released as a single from Cox's 'Phuture 2000' album in 1999, this fat 'n' funky houser from the big man is back for its 20th anniversary with new mixes from Snatch! Records boss Riva Starr. The Riva Starr Remix tones down the original's sax line and uses a lot less of the female vocal, ending up instead as an eyes-down, rolling affair with something of a filter disco feel, while the Riva Starr Mo' Funk Mix goes straight for the disco jugular with tuffer drums and stabs straight out of the Wild Pitch playbook.
Review: Stay Out All Night is Radio Slave's 2020 musical paean to the pleasures of raving back in the day, so who better to rework it than Carl Cox. In a rare remix outing, the dance music veteran stays close to the original, but adds in hypnotic horn stabs, repetitive vocal samples and rolling break beats. Interspersed with vinyl spin-backs, Cox's version is sure to have cross-generational appeal, including the ravers who grew up with his DJ sets, right through to those who have just been introduced to him thanks to this remix. There's also a fine, rolling drum'n'bass reshape included from Metalheadz legend Commix.
Review: Disco singer Geraldine Hunt hails from St. Louis, Missouri. In the first part of the 70's she released some singles on Roulette Records which were anthems of the northern soul scene. In the second part of the decade, she worked in Canada with producer Tony Green.
She is certainly best known for the disco classic "Can't Fake The Feeling" from 1980 which has had its fair share of remixes and this new one by techno legend Carl Cox is without a doubt another worthy addition to the list.
Review: Dark Alleys is Carl Cox's first EP in a number of years, but it's been worth the wait. Proving that he remains the 'people's DJ', Coxy's own take on the title track is an unforgettable techno-house hybrid, its muscular bass supporting a funky techno rhythm and uplifting rave stabs. As befits a DJ of Cox's status, this version is full of deft filters and drops, making it prime dance floor material. Saved boss Nic Fanciulli turns the track into a gritty, acid-soaked affair with his reshape, with the building siren sound only adding to the sense of drama as it reaches a huge crescendo. Circus has also tapped Deetron for a rework, with the Swiss DJ's grungy bass and rave break downs also sure to illicit a massive reaction.
Review: Yousef's Circus Recordings welcomes the pulsing majesty of "Time For House Music", the Carl Cox masterpiece du jour. Pumping out bass and continuing the hedonistic Ibiza vibes late into the night, there's no doubt that right now, there's not a hotter tune to be closing your Balearic beach party down to. With a minimal remix from Davide Squallace that takes it down to another level of squalid glamour and debauchery and a hard-edged re-suturing from David Glass, there's more than enough here to recreate the perfect night.
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