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Braxe + Falcon

Step By Step Remixes

    Following the release of Braxe + Falcon’s widely acclaimed ‘Step By Step’ EP, the French house pioneers have announced ‘Step By Step Remixes’, a collection of mixes by A-Trak, ABSOLUTE., Amtrac, Shakedown, Didi Han and more, that breathe new life into the duo’s four original tracks.

    The collection also features a new version of their sublime single, ‘Step By Step’ - Axel Boman’s In The Air Version - which features a fresh vocal performance by Panda Bear, and the Junior Sanchez Remix, a swinging companion to Boman’s melodic dance.

    The collaboration between Braxe and Falcon, née Alain and Stéphane Quême, serves to create a modern duo both in scope and talent; Braxe is known for making some of the most important and iconic house and pop music records of the late 1990s and early 2000s, including ‘Music Sounds Better With You’ as Stardust with Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, and official remixes for Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Kelis, Kylie Minogue and more. 

    DJ Falcon also teamed with Bangalter as Together in the early days, releasing the French Touch anthem, ‘So Much Love To Give’, and created quintessential remixes for Phoenix, Cassius and Justice.

    STAFF COMMENTS

    Matt says: An all star cast of dance music celebrity (plus some B-listers thrown in for good measure - joke! - Ed) get to grips with Roulé superstars Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon's well received "Step By Step" EP from last year.

    TRACK LISTING

    Step By Step (Axel Boman’s In The Air Version Extended Mix)
    Creative Source (A-Trak Remix)
    Step By Step (Junior Sanchez Remix)
    Step By Step (Amtrac Remix)
    Elevation (Paul Woolford Remix 12" Edit)
    Elevation (Shakedown Remix)
    Elevation (Didi Han Remix)
    Creative Source (ABSOLUTE. Neon Energy Remix Edit)
    Love Me (Max In The World Extended Edit)

    Braxe + Falcon

    Step By Step EP

      We know now that Smugglers Way is a new project by Alain and Stéphane Quême, or Alan Braxe and DJFalcon - the indisputable architects of the French Touch - the emotive house music conjured from looped samples with an inimitable Gallic flare that emerged from Paris in the mid-90s. Behind those two names you'll find the legendary acts of Stardust and Together - responsible for tracks like "Music Sounds Better With You", "So Much Love To Give" & "Together".

      Now, as the pair mature into middle age, they've slowed down the tempo on their inimitable formular. The release represents a sublime distillation of their shared musical essence, a revelatory realization and a compelling expansion only conceivable for them at this point in time.

      It opens with ‘Step By Step’, featuring Animal Collective's Panda Bear, an ecstatic celebration of Balearic joy, met with a French Touch production aesthetic; as if Braxe’s "In Love With You" had been baking on the playa for a quarter of a century. The track transcends anything in the catalogues of all three artists to something completely majestic, resplendent in its glowing, lush simplicity.

      "Love Me" gallops to a satisfactory mid-session pace; loopy vox and fat synths filtered to perfection keeping us in that French state of mind. "Creative Source" deploys a tasty soul hook across the sampler pads for an almost Andres-esque beatdown jam before we settle into the cosy and intimate Balearic-pop of "Elevation", featuring modern R&B star Sunni Colon. What a trip! 


      STAFF COMMENTS

      Matt says: Brought to you by the same French Touch innovators behind Stardust and Together; it sees the formula applied to more downbeat and Balearic moods that are simply divine. Perfect for the hammock or the beach!

      TRACK LISTING

      Step By Step (feat. Panda Bear)
      Love Me
      Creative Source
      Elevation (feat. Sunni Colon)
      Step By Step (Bonus Beat)


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