Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly - Jean Claude Gavri Love Trip

Currently PSB is touring Europe and getting fine reviews. I'm not familiar with their new work, but being an ex-semi-fan their 'Golden Age' songs always makes me smile. PSB-golden age to me is 1985-1988 - in particular the first singles.

Jean Claude Gavri's rework of their second single off the 'Please' debut album is THE best dub version I have heard of any PSB song! Not even Shep Pettibone have nailed one like this.

Jean sped up the song a little and kept only the instrumental parts - except for a few 'uhuhu-uhuhu's. On top of that a few spices make this rework a fresh sounding track; a touch of extra hi-hats, additional synth bass and a 303 acid-type synth to support the melody.

Only downside is that the Facebook download is limited to ten days only... :(

Paul Simon - Diamond Dub (Tangoterje Edit)

Todd Terje Week - Tuesday

Obviously, information on The Supreme Label is spares, as they are putting out "pirate pressings of un-licensed re-edits." (wording taken from Discogs.com).
But that's bad meaning good!
Since 2004 this label has brought us some of the best re-edits around. And this one is no exception.

The original, "Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes" is off Paul Simon's classic "Graceland" album, and features african choir and Paul singing about his fling with an african diamond miner's daughter.

Now, Todd Terje's re-edit is...well, Terje-ish. Looped percussion, delays and reverb on dubbed vocals plus a bit of filtering. Sweeeet!

B-side of this supreme release contains edits of "Give me Your Love" - Curtis Mayfield and "Black Magic" - Astrud Gilberto

Btw. I guess, Todd's source is the Graceland (Remastered) CD, that came out in 2004. This release has the original song with it's chorus intro and percussion AND the unreleased acustic version with bass intro and clear Paul Simon vocals (thank god for Rhino Records!)