I loved [Yotto's Silhouette](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXkH5pKD7So). It's this blissful chillout track with this haunting vocal layered over. But I would never be able to play it in its beatless form, so I made this remix. It's actually pretty rough in terms of production, but it is/has been popular on Soundcloud (whilst it was available there) and I think people enjoyed the wonder of the original with some movement.


Silhouette

Looking at the tracklist, this looks sickenly commercial. Something you might hear at Yates' or Chicagos' party bar on a Friday night. Well, yes, but no. It was made for my brother, who at the time celebrated his 40th birthday and the idea was to visit as many eras as possible through his life. It didn't really work like that, but it is eclectic enough. All the tracks are not the originals; not a one. Each one is beefier and housey to at least bring some credibility. Don't get me wrong, it's cheese madness here, but it's not completely cheesy.

I don't like some of the tracks I picked; looking at you Visage and Sting. I don't think they fit. Also, the George Michael accapella isn't in key with the intro - this is because it was two separate tracks pushed together live and only after starting did I realise they didn't really go; alas!


The Catnap Mix

Careless Whisper

Lola's Theme

Don't Stop

September

Maneater

Rapper's Delight

We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

Your Body

Say It Right

Billie Jean

Another Brick In The Wall

Fade To Grey

Superstitious

The Real Slim Shady

Englishman In New York

Come Together

When Doves Cry

Streetlife

Love Come Down

Got To Be Real

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Seven Nation Army

You Don't Know Me

One of my strongest DJing memories is playing a bootleg version of Prince's Controversy in Pacha, London in ~2005. It was an absolute belter of a record. It had the ability to straddle tougher sets and more accessible ones. It was universally liked and that pays homage to Prince's original.

This version is effectively the regurgitation of that same sample from 20 years ago and beefed up. There are multiple versions of the same track at play here giving a result that can be played in sets. There is a non "mean" version, which is far more accessible also.


Controversy

I made this one New Year's Eve and whilst the fireworks were going off, I was reworking a new bass guitar into the back of this track.

I was fascinated by the [music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlAoemc2yT0) and all that stick spinning they did in those tinfoil outfits. So I made it because I liked the original and it'd be great to give it some gentle beefing 🥩 so if you really wanted to tack it into an accessible house set, you could. It is sample heavy, but there isn't a great deal of vocal intentionally.

This version was quite popular on Soundcloud whilst it was there.

The original by the French pop singer Sheila and B. Devotion, produced by the very talented Mr Nile Rodgers of Chic, was released in 1979 and it reached 18th in the UK charts.


Spacer

The original 1999, released in January 1999, sampled Donna Summer's Hurt Just A Little, it also (apparently) sampled a porn film. This remake was done several years ago and I find it a little raw. The kick and percussion is a little heavy and it's a bit too long, but I do like the extended Donna Summer sample and a number of the jackin' elements.


1999

Big pianos, less vocals. I found you came from a simple AI vocal: "I found you, never thought I would". Added those big room pianos and some sidechained bass and Bob is your uncle.

I Found You

With the stems, I gave a drum-and-bass version a try. Turned out OK to my untrained ear...

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