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Double Honey Pack - Louie Vega & Maurice Faulton Mixes

    After the highly anticipated debut album "Sugar Honey Iced Tea!," the dynamic NYC duo strikes once more with a double pack of alternate versions and remixes. Craig Handfield and Brandon Weems, better known as musclecars, have unveiled a dance music masterpiece, now graced by the touch of house music legends Louie Vega and Maurice Fulton. This double pack showcases multiple versions of "Tonight," remixed by dance music maestro Louie Vega, who momentarily stepped away from his Masters At Work ventures to infuse this project with his magic. The main remix unfolds like an epic journey adorned with orchestral elegance, while the dub versions range from festival anthems (NV South Jersey Mix) to tracks that echo the early Masters At Work essence (Louie Vega’s Bronx Dub). Additionally, we are gifted a new version of "Hello?" reimagined by Maurice Fulton. In this version, Maurice's signature live bass lines intertwine with exuberant, hard-hitting percussion, casting a whimsical light on the deep, introspective original. Complementing the remixes from musclecars' esteemed inspirations, we encounter two new versions of "Ha Ya! (Eternal Life)" and "Water," both stripped of percussion to reveal the stunning arrangements, textures, and harmonies. These renditions are accompanied by a full side of musclecars’ dance odyssey "I Don’t Remember The Last Time I Saw Stars." The Double Honey Pack is a tour de force. It’s a rarity to witness two legends unite to elevate an already stellar project, yet Vega and Fulton achieve just that. Meanwhile, Weems and Handfield meticulously peel back the layers, allowing the intricate details to shine. This promises to be the release of the summer!

    TRACK LISTING

    Disc: 1
    1. Tonight (Louie Vega Remix)
    2. Tonight
    3. Tonight (Louie Vega Bronx Dub)

    Disc: 2
    1. I Don’t Remember The Last Time I Saw Stars
    2. Hello? (Maurice Fulton Remix)
    3. Ha Ya! (Eternal Life)(Planetarium Mix)

    "Two-pronged, remix attacks don't come much more exciting and potent than this... as here - thanks to our good friends at Nervous NYC - we're beyond hyped to bring you the legendary Masters At Work and Dave Lee on one single, fully weaponised package.

    Putting their own, inimitable spins on Louie Vega's ˙Music Is My Life˙ - which features the unique talents of Unlimited Touch - we're treated to a pair of wonderfully complimentary, but no less idiosyncratic re-rubs from these two stalwarts of the scene.

    With a production hand and artistic touch like no other - Masters At Work lead the way here, with their main remix. Characterised by that trademark looseness and deliciously warm, organic approach - their rework is awash with woozy psychedelia and layered so expertly, that getting lost in the music is both gloriously simple and an absolute pleasure. But no true Vega & Dope remix suite, would be complete without a bonafide Dub version. And for ˙Music Is My Life˙ - this sees the dynamite duo take proceedings down a distinctly more mesmeric and mood-laden path… one where the vocal is instead used as a powerful rhythmic weapon, and the star of the show, is a surreptitiously morphing and shape-shifting, delicately acid-laced synth lead.

    Next up - having recently switched his attentions to productions under his own namesake - is Z Records' head honcho, Dave Lee. Snapping into life with its crisp and punchy drum work - what Lee's remix does share with that of the Masters is in the over-arching, tripped-out haze which douses proceedings. However - where his remix opts to stick its head well and truly above the parapit, is in it stylistic flavouring. As when it comes to slicing that genre cake, so to split the worlds of Disco and House perfectly down the middle - there's simply no one who does it finer.”

    STAFF COMMENTS

    Matt says: Wrapped in a beautifully illustrated sleeve, MAW provide one of their electric-organic remixes that oozes style and deepness. Meanwhile, Dave Lee's on hand with a proper mincing, disco ball celebration that might be a bit saccharine for some; but round the pool at Pikes on a Sunday I'm sure would make perfect sense.

    TRACK LISTING

    A. Music Is My Life (Masters At Work Remix) 
    B1. Music Is My Life (Dave Lee Remix) 
    B2. Music Is My Life (Masters At Work Remix Dub) 

    Louie Vega

    Expansions In The NYC (The 45's) 10 X 7" Boxset

      There is a global musical movement happening right now, and an integral part of this rhythmic and cultural evolution is the legendary Grammy award-winning DJ / Producer / Artist Louie Vega.The movement is comprised of the Expansions In The NYC album and the Expansions NYC events, and it represents the very best in music, dance and club culture from New York City to London to Miami to Ibiza and every locale around the world where people appreciate the power of house music.

      Up next in the continuing series of product releases and events in connection with the Expansions juggernaut, a limited edition Expansions In The NYC 7” boxset on Nervous Records.

      “Releasing vinyl has always been part of my mantra, but this is a unique one,” said Louie Vega. “For the first time having our music released on a (10) piece 7” set along with new original art by Andrew Thiele (who also created the Expansions In the NYC Album cover), it’s a highlight in the history of all my vinyl releases. Not too many artists release 10 pieces of vinyl within a set. And what makes it even more special is the calibre of all the amazing artists who worked on the tracks and songs with me. This is a landmark and essential collector’s item. A veritable “Must Have!” Never before have all these artists graced one album together from Honey Dijon to Lisa Fischer, Moodymann to Bernard Fowler, Robyn to Unlimited Touch, and Karen Harding to Kerri Chandler. It’s a dancer’s and vinyl collector’s paradise.

      STAFF COMMENTS

      Matt says: The hot and highly acclaimed collection from Louie Vega gets a 7" box set release. For lovers of real house music, "Expansions" has been one of the strongest albums in recent years.

      TRACK LISTING

      A. The Star Of A Story Ft. Lisa Fischer 
      B. Deep Burnt Ft. Axel Tosca 
      C. Change Your Mind Ft. Bernard Fowler 
      D. Another Day In My Life 
      E. Seven Mile Ft. Moodymann 
      F. Come Away Ft. Kerri Chandler 
      G. Music Is My Life Ft. Unlimited Touch 
      H. You Got Me Dancing Ft. Audrey Wheeler & Cindy Mizelle 
      I. Chimi Ft. Elements Of Life 
      J. Love Has No Time Or Place Ft. Elements Of Life (Unreleased Instrumental Dub) 
      K. Atmosphere Strut Ft. DJ Spinna 
      L. Cosmic Witch Ft. Anané 
      M. How He Works Ft. Nico Vega 
      N. A Place Where We Can All Be Free Ft. Janine Lyons 
      O. Touch The Sky Ft. Tony Momrelle 
      P. Dreaming Ft. Cindy Mizelle 
      Q. All My Love Ft. Robyn 
      R. Feel So Right Ft. Honey Dijon 
      S. Free To Love (Louie Vega & Karen Harding) 
      T. It's All Good (Louie Vega Remix) (Bebe Winans Ft. Debbie Winans Lowe & Korean Soul) 

      Louie Vega

      Barely Breaking Even

        For BBE Music’s landmark 500th release, the label joins forces with Louie Vega, Leroy Burgess and Patrick Adams to revisit "Barely Breaking Even", the iconic track after which the label is named. Coaxed into the studio together by BBE founder Peter Adarkwah, Grammy winning House music hero Louie Vega, arranger extraordinaire and New York disco royalty Patrick Adams, plus the song’s original writer (and king of boogie) Leroy Burgess soon got to work. Even given the caliber of those involved in this special session, the results are simply exceptional. Featuring live strings by The Apple Hill String Quartet arranged by Adams and Burgess, Vega’s ‘Boogie Mix’ stays faithful to the Universal Robot Band original, with potent vocal performances and a tough new groove for 2019. It was at the string recording session for the boogie version that Louie Vega unveiled his 'NYC House Mix' to the assembled musicians, at which point he and Leroy Burgess quickly arranged a brand new horn section and re-wrote the song’s melody to compliment the track’s accelerated pace. What the team emerged with is so much more than a remix- it’s a unified call-back to two golden eras; that of disco-boogie and that of New York House. And it’s beautiful.

        TRACK LISTING

        Disc: 1
        1. Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega NYC House Remix (Instrumental))
        2. Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega Boogie Mix)

        Disc: 2
        1. Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega NYC House Remix)
        2. Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega Boogie Mix (Instrumental))


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