Hott City - Feelin' Love ( Lunar Jam Re-edit), 1979

Now, I'm Mista-know-it-all. At least that's what I thought...

Fall 2008, I heard a mix including Lunar Jam's "Our Feel Love" and I dug it right away. What a great house track with a true disco feel and sound! But through a Youtube browsing I found out that it was "just" a re-edit of Hott City's "Feelin' Love" (1979). The original on the Butterfly label still sounds fresh after 30 years and with the help from the guys at Lunar Jam it is now a newborn classic - if it wasn't already. Lunar Jam kept the pulsating percussive parts and the smooth'n'sexy chorus. And - this is the best part - they slowed it down by some 15 bpm (down til 120 bpm). A tempo which suits the track better, IMO. Others would just have sped it up and added 4-on-the-floor.

Now I've been schooled - again...

Buy the Lunar Jam EP if you're into slow instrumental cosmic disco. And if you're in Leeds visit their monthly FREE party (see myspace)

Elvis Presley - Crawfish (Pilooski Edit), 2008

What's the matter with this guy. Pilooski. Does he ever sleep?
Besides DJ'ing he has made tons of re-edits of rare forgotten classics in the last 3 years. On top of that he must be crate diggin' like mad to find these rarities.
Anyway, on the new Dirty Edits Vol. 2 you'll find an updated version of Elvis' true 1958 gem "Crawfish" (from the King Creole movie).
French Pilooski's way of re-editing is sheer elegance; he loops the right parts, adds only a supportive kick or hi-hat and top it with an occasional delay. The original never gets lost in contemporary dance drums and what have we...

Btw. If you're a cover freak, check also "Dirty Edits vol. 1." The albums frontcovers has a short cartoon story to tell.
I'm not sure if I wanna see a "Dirty Edits Vol. 3", if uknowwhatimsayin'!

Enjoy this late night groover!

Marlena Shaw - California Soul (Diplo/Mad Decent Edit)

This is a 101 on re-editing, if there ever was one. Diplo has utilized this 1968 classic to the fullest without takin' the groove and soul out of it. He's snatched strings from one channel and mixed it up, added delays, EQ and looped the short breaks. Admitted: the "wh-wh-wh-what is it!" sample works, though it's against my rules!

IMO, this is how it should be done! Off the "Verve // Remixed 4" album.