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Dwayne
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Dec 2, 2016
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London label Persies have been making quite a splash with their run of extremely limited edition re-edits.
The brains behind the operation are the duo Krywald & Farrer, whose edit of "Oye Coma Va" is probably the highlight of the series thus far...
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Dwayne
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Nov 19, 2015
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You may well be familiar with the instrumental from Timmy Thomas' 1972 track "Why Can't We Live Together" - Drake sampled it in "Hotline Bling." What you may be less aware of is the lyrical content of the original track.
It's around these lyrics tha...
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Dwayne
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Jun 11, 2015
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Amsterdam native Mr Mendel is a bit of a legend when it comes to re-edits, with new versions of Idris Muhammed, Minnie Ripperton, and James Brown all in his catalogue.
The best is this re-edit of Brazilian legends Trio Ternura's "A Gira." With suppo...
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Dwayne
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Jan 16, 2015
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We normally know Benji B as the expert selector behind one of Radio 1's best shows. However, he has made a rare excursion into the studio to remix Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" featuring Bruno Mars.
It's a six-minute disco roller, one that "builds upo...
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Dwayne
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Dec 19, 2014
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Glasgow is a real musical hotbed these days. As well as Jackmaster and the affiliated Numbers crew, it is also home to JD Twitch, one of the UK's foremost producers of African music as well as a nascent grime scene headed by the likes of DJ Milktray....
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Dwayne
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Sep 26, 2014
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A newer generation will tend to have heard of Bobby McFerrin largely through his classic "Don't Worry, Be Happy." But Bobby's catalogue was much richer than that.
Denver native Falcon Punch has given the re-edit treatment to another of Bobby's class...
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