Review: Of late, Dean Meredith's Rogue Cat Sounds label has been exploring the more cosmic and Balearic end of the musical spectrum, so it's little surprise to see him welcome Italian legends DJ Rocca and Daniele Badlelli to the imprint. The storied twosome begins in fine fashion via the lilting electric guitar solos and bubby electronic disco grooves of "Sky Dump", before opting for a weirder and more psychedelic dancefloor sound on Afro-Cosmic workout "Massive Birth" and doffing a cap to Yello on the eccentric electronics of "Talorypo". The accompanying remix package is epic and uniformly high standard, though if we were picking favourites we'd opt for Warehouse Preservation Society's warm, thickset nu-disco version of "Talorypo" and Mind Fair's Chicken Lips-esque rework of "Massive Birth".
Everybody Sing (Steven's Housing remix) - (5:38) 123 BPM
Everybody Sing (version Mind Fair) - (9:37) 123 BPM
Everybody Sing (Cole's Knuckles Tribute mix) - (8:49) 118 BPM
Everybody Sing (Cole's Heavy Disco Titanic mix) - (6:23) 118 BPM
Review: First out on vinyl late last year, these four remixes of 'Everybody Sing' are given a digital release at last. The standout is surely Cole's Knuckles Tribute Mix, a midpaced house groove with a fragile, tinkling piano riff and the falsetto male vocal buried quite deep in the mix, such that it becomes a part of the musical background while the ivories take the lead. Cole also supplies a throbbing, Italo-inspired Heavy Disco Titanic Mix, while the oddly named Version Mind Fair mix has a Hot Chip-ish, indie-dance kinda feel and Steven's Housing Remix takes the track into more experimental territory.
Simmer (Mind Fair 12 Inch version) - (7:21) 102 BPM
Simmer (Warehouse Preservation Society remix) - (6:19) 105 BPM
Simmer (T-Kutt dub) - (10:02) 102 BPM
Review: Initially released last year as a limited edition 12", Flamingo Flame's first single for Rogue Cat Sounds has finally come to digital download. Label mainstays Mind Fair provide the headline-grabbing "12" Mix" of "Simmer", a dreamily Balearic song that combines glassy-eyed, Spandeau Ballet style vocals and the glistening guitars of Simple Minds' most Balearic moments with the melancholic synth-pop beauty of "Behaviour"-era Pet Shop Boys. Sleazier dancefloor thrills arrive via the bubbling acid bass, layered percussion and late night loops of the Warehouse Preservation Society remix, while the version from Parkway Records regulars T-Kutt is as tactile, dreamy and synth-heavy as you'd expect.
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