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M.A.N.D.Y "Get Physical Volume 2"
Get Physical co-founder Dj T aka Thomas Koch follows M.A.N.D.Y ' s "Body Language" from last year with his first ever mix compilation.
Since his debut album, ‘Boogie Playground’ on his label last year, T. has traveled all over the world to DJ. Same way that his performances have united dancefloors around the globe, ‘Body Language Vol. 2’ moves through the many shades and sounds of modern house and techno, picking up techno, electro, Italo and minimal influences along the way.
He looks to Detroit for the warm, weeping bass and mournful vocal of the mix opener, The Other People Place’s ‘Let Me Be Me’ by the sadly deceased former Drexciya member James Stinson and the euphoric Carl Craig remix of ‘Falling Up’ by Theo Parrish midway through.
In contrast, the finale comes from the other side of the world, namely T.’s home country, Germany, as the smart acid rework by Isoleé of Villalobos’s melancholic ‘What You Say…’ and a warm, snaking remix by DJ Koze of Heiko Voss’s pop techno standard, ‘I Think About You’ combine for an exquisite, emotional climax.
In between these opposing locations there are gems and future classics, 1998 ’s haunting vocal house of DJ Naughty’s remix of Stella’s ‘Extralife’ is picked as well as the dirty, bleepy Chicago groove of ASP’s ‘Reality Check’, the moody bass and Italo chords of Tensnake’s ‘Around The House’, and the subtle trance builds of Gui Boratto’s ‘Arquipelago’ on Kompakt.
The German DJ’s production skills are also in the spotlight with the inclusion of the evocative yet moody ‘Marsha’ by Einzelkind, the first release on Get Physical’s new label Kindisch, as well as his own tripped out collaboration with label mates Booka Shade, ‘Played Runner’ and M.A.N.D.Y’s slick percussive remix of Tiefschwarz’s ‘Damage’.
This ability to pick and mix the right tunes would mean nothing without presentation and context: ‘Body Language Vol. 2’ is indicative of pretty much everything that is great about European electronic music - check the fusion of stripped back minimalism and futuristic soulful vocal on the Barlz E Syntho remix of Spektrum’s ‘Horny Pony’ and the chiming, squelchy ‘Sweet Cow’ by Chicken Lips - but it never delves into deep self-indulgence.
Indeed, the mood is celebratory and emotional and, as importantly, it’s hard for even the most casual listener as well as the hardened house and techno trainspotter not to be seduced by this mix.
DJ T. @ Monza Club Ibiza -(29th June, 7th and 28th September, Space Ibiza)
BODY LANGUAGE VOLUME 2 Mixed by DJ T
Album Release Date - 17th July 2006
Label – Get Physical Music
Cat – GPM008-02
Distribution – Intergroove
Tracklisting:
1. The Other People Place - Let Me Be Me (Warp)
2. Stella - Extralife (DJ Naughty Remix) (Lado)
3. Einzelkind - Marsha (Kindisch)
4. Tensnake - Around The House (Mirau)
5. Spektrum - Horny Pony (Barlz E Syntho Mix) (Non Stop)
6. Chicken Lips - Sweet Cow ( (Chicken Lips Zeefunkt Mix) (King Size)
7. Audio Soul Project - Reality Check (Dessous)
8. DJ T. Vs Booka Shade - Played Runner (GPM)
9. Theo Parrish - Falling Up (Carl Graig Remix) (Third Ear)
10. Tiefschwarz - Damage (M.A.N.D.Y. Dub Mix) (Fine)
11. Trickski - Sweat (Instrumental Mix) (Sonar Kollektiv)
12. Gui Boratto - Arquipelago (Kompakt)
13. Discemi - Tango Or Cash (GPM)
14. Serge Santiago - Atto D'amore Dub (Arcobaleno)
15. Tahiti 80 - Big Day (Booka Shade Dub Remix) (Atmospherique)
16. Ricardo Villalobos - What You Say Is More That I Can Say (Isolée Remix) (Sisterphunk)
17. Heiko Voss - I Think About You (DJ Koze Mix) (Kompakt)
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