NOTE: We’re experimenting today with streaming mp3 instead of the usual downloads at the reasonable request of the good folks at Above The Clouds Records. Please let me know how this goes.
If This Ain’t Love (Mr. Scruff Remix) – Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
If This Ain’t Love (Elizabeth Shepherd Trio Mix) – Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
Following the astounding and thorough success of Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigator’s brilliant Keep Reachin’ Up, Above The Clouds Records is releasing a remix compilation of that album. ATC handles the UK distribution for the NW & TSI, so one can hope that their US label, Light In The Attic, will also be putting this out. However, currently their website appears to have no info on this.
While I am as hungry for Nicole Willis (and of course the amazing Soul Investigators) material as any of their adoring fans, the task of remixing such really superb and well loved tracks will mean a great deal of scrutiny. Of course the remix album is completely unlikely to match the original for cohesion and wall to wall brilliance, but the Mr. Scruff version really gets things started in the right way. A dancefloor version to be sure with big mixable intro and outro for whatever DJs might still be out there. While the Mr. Scruff version pumps up the boogie, jazz combo Elizabeth Shepherd Trio takes her remix into firmly dancey jazz track with great piano vamping.
Both the Scruff and E.Shepherd versions appear on a single drop by Above The Clouds on September 24th, and the full remix album to be released sometime in October. Hopefully the super-excellent Natural Self remix of “Feelin’ Free” will also make that album (I haven’t seen a track-listing for that yet). More Nicole Willis tomorrow including that Natural Self track.
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Not too sure which one I prefer….they are both boss remixes!!
Will be gettin on that remix album when it's released.
The streams work well, seems fair to use them as they do provide a perfect intro to check if you like it enough to buy it.
The stream keeps stopping and starting.
What kind of connection are you on, richie? I haven't had any trouble with the stream starting and stopping, either on my T1 fiber connection or cable modem at home (using wireless in the second case). I know it is a pain but if you hit play and then pause the stream and leave it paused for a few seconds it may allow more of the file to transfer and provide a buffer for the rest of your listen.
Perfect streams and two perfect remixes.The Above The Clouds people should be happy with this attention, 'cause I am going to BUY the original album (which I assume is still available) AND the remix album as soon as it's released. And I'm not talking buying downloads, no, I mean buying the actual CDs!
Great post and two great tracks to listen to while typing this reply!
BG
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Keep posting stuff like this i really like it