Waajeed’s 2022 long player, "Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz", was an aural love letter to his hometown of Detroit; an amalgam of the city’s history, coalescing the personal, political and, of course, musical past.
From the Motown soul assembly line to J Dilla’s musically dense hip-hop to The Stooges’ proto-punk to the birth of techno, the music of the Motor City has spread across the globe inspiring countless artists who in turn went on to create their own forms and genres.
Emulating this movement and transmutation, the "Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz Remixes "12” sees artists from three continents repurpose elements from across the LP, transforming them into productions stamped with their own trademark styles whilst retaining the spirit of each original:
The UK’s Mark Broom loops sections of "Right Now" while speeding up the BPM for a classic UK-style techno remix. Ghana-born Yazzus takes on "The Ballad of Robert O’Bryant" adding a surprising number of twists and turns for a five-and-a-half-minute piece. Australians Jensen Interceptor and Assembler Code close the 12” out with their take on the album’s title and opening track neatly closing the loop, bringing us full circle to the start of the LP.
From the Motown soul assembly line to J Dilla’s musically dense hip-hop to The Stooges’ proto-punk to the birth of techno, the music of the Motor City has spread across the globe inspiring countless artists who in turn went on to create their own forms and genres.
Emulating this movement and transmutation, the "Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz Remixes "12” sees artists from three continents repurpose elements from across the LP, transforming them into productions stamped with their own trademark styles whilst retaining the spirit of each original:
The UK’s Mark Broom loops sections of "Right Now" while speeding up the BPM for a classic UK-style techno remix. Ghana-born Yazzus takes on "The Ballad of Robert O’Bryant" adding a surprising number of twists and turns for a five-and-a-half-minute piece. Australians Jensen Interceptor and Assembler Code close the 12” out with their take on the album’s title and opening track neatly closing the loop, bringing us full circle to the start of the LP.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Techno heads got plenty of get excited about here as three producers get to grips with tracks off Waajeed's seminal LP. Hard to pick a favourite but the uplifting glow and tribal energy of that Yazzus remix certainly has me bum shuffling in my seat this afternoon.TRACK LISTING
A1. Right Now (Mark Broom Remix)
B1. The Ballad Of Robert O'Bryant (Yazzus Remix)
B2. Memoirs Of Hi-Tech Jazz Ft. Black Nix (Jensen Interceptor X Assembler Code Remix)