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Played by: DAVE GERRARD, Frankee More, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Evil Smarty, Funky Joe, Funk Fusion, DJ Blue Funk
Review: If you like your funk and breakbeats a little dirtier, than Funk Fusion have the grease to grind those gears. Terry Wagun drops a wobbly, saw-wave bassline over a choral of Lily Allen vocals in the opening track, while Mr Bristow slugs out some dirty low-end similar to Mr Oizo's "Analog Worms Attack" in his addition. For a crunchy, slowed down, stoners version of Pharrell's "Happy" there's 2RUD's "Happy Ska" - and don't forget Dave Gerrad's mashup of Queen and Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks" in his Funkadelic "Kurtis Breaks". Some bass-heavy 808 beats like Felix Da Housecat's "Kickdrum" rumble under a pair of titan hip hop vocals in "Turn Down For Hip Hop" thanks to Lil Jon and Fatman Scoop samples which spit over the top of Major Lazer synths. Get fused.
Played by: George Kelly, FINGERMAN, Kid Who, Juno Recommends Disco, Drop Out Orchestra, Martin Brodin, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Ramsey Hercules
Review: Given Lightspeed Recordings' love of vintage synths sounds, electrofunk dub effects and contemporary nu-disco, it's little surprise to find that "Disco Me", a collaboration between funtime disco chap DJ Agent 86 and productive veterans Drop Out Orchestra, resembles a contemporary fusion of '80s electro and Italo. The solid original is joined by a wealth of remixes, including a sparkling, electric piano-laden proto-garage tweak from DJ Rocca and a chugging Italo version from Kid Who. Delightfully, there's also a wonderfully camp Hi-NRG take from George Kelly that bizarrely features a great electric guitar solo.
Played by: DJ Agent 86, Timewarp, Pharao Black Magic, Trotter, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Disco, Chas Bronz, DJ Axe, Radical Mixtape
Review: Heavy disco action from Melbourne's Lightspeed Recordings on this remix EP from DJ Agent 86. Title track "So Hot" is actually less disco than it is 80s funk, with a hip-hop inspired vocal and more than a hint of Chromeo about it. As far as remixes go, there's something to please everyone; Jayl Funk takes the hip-hop elements of the track, isolating the catchiest hooks and bringing them to the fore. Space Ranger takes a cosmic direction with his remix with a bouncy Italo-inspired bassline. By far the most inspired remix comes from DJ Madness, who takes buttery analogue bass and wraps it around the slap bass of the original, while ethereal vocals float over the top. Fromage Disco's rework takes a more mid-tempo approach, but with a big room sensibility incorporating a rising synth siren into proceedings, whilst Fang Jr takes the slo-mo approach, stretching out the vocals across a rich section of Balearic violins. Finally, Mr Moonshine increases the speed and turns the whole thing disco-rock with a 70s guitar solo and diva vocal that works surprisingly well within the context of the original.
