John Creamer & Stephane K - Bedrock Vol. 4

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  • When John Creamer & Stephane K was chosen to mix Bedrock 4, I was a little surprised. Here you have two well renowned producers, being asked to mix a cd for one of the world’s most reputable labels. Creamer and K as they are commonly known have had a big impact with their production. They really hit the mark with their remix of Kosheen’s “Hide U”, a remix many would say that single handedly lifted Kosheen’s recognition in the mainstream world from nobody’s to chart toppers. From this remix Creamer and K continued the success with remixes of Satoshi Tomiie’s “Love In Traffic” and Nat Monday’s “Waiting”, as well as supplying original works of their own with “I Love You” and “I Wish You Were Here”. In the DJ’ing front, the two received guest spots on a few occasions at Bedrock’s night in Heaven, London. And now we are here, the 4th edition of Bedrock, following efforts from 3 world class DJ’s in John Digweed, Jimmy Van M and Chris Fortier. Disc one begins with a bang in Peace Division’s “Take Me”, a trademark dark and tribal affair from the duo. The baseline rolls out with Fafa Monteco’s “S.O.S”, as do the obscenities with Creamer and PQM’s “Fuck Sonnet”, but never fear, the music below the lyrics is quite good. Peace Division feature once again with “Do You See Me?”, a bubbly house record that lifts the pace up a notch. “Grace” by Dan K is guaranteed to blow at least one of your speakers with its droning baseline and cute looped melody to match – an interesting record to say the least. Duncan Ross & Gaetan conclude the first mix with “Pleasure”, a quirky and lively close to the first cd. In summary, the first mix has a very ‘chunky’ house feel to it. Full of low-end madness and eerie effects. The Hard Dub of “Seven” by Against the Grain provides a twisted highlight to the second disc, a vicious kick and screeching effects the culprit. The seductive “Ocean of Blue” by G-Pal is a more than welcome edition to the mix. Mousse T’s dub of “Supernatural” by Kim English add a funky element to the mix while many will be familiar with “Marscarter” by BLH III, a soulful and jovial record. We return to Africa with “Mas Suave” by Dogma, rattling drums with chanting tribe men. “Kanesha” by Fitalic is more upbeat progressive record with its driving synths, while “Simplicity” by Patterns accompanies it’s bouncing drum pattern with an Arabic breakdown of sorts. The mix then concludes with a Danny Tenaglia and Hambone production called “Wow”, a return to the deep baseline and upbeat atmosphere. Well there are certainly mixed feelings about this mix cd. It is adequately mixed, perhaps not in a ‘journey’ kind of way such as the Digweed release. There are definitely some good and interesting records on there mixed with some time fillers, but one must feel it lacks the cutting edge to be a memorable release. Don’t get me wrong; I have heard much worse than this but this year has seen many better releases. Creamer and K may have been out of the medal placing, but this performance is still worth a look in. CD1 1. Peace Division “Take Me (I’m Yours)” 2. Matt Schwartz Presents Sholan “Can You Feel (What I’m Going Thru)” (Sono’s Pelican Remix) 3. Fafa Monteco “S.O.S. Save Our Soul” 4. Milo “Jungle of Mirror” (The Scumfrog Mix) 5. Creamer & Quick – “Fuck Sonnet” 6. Rivera & Trattner “Deep Into The Night” 7. Peace Division “Do You See Me?” (Original Mix) 8. Dan K “Grace” 9. Vizo “Distinct Project” (Extra More Mix) 10. MV “From The Underground” 11. Duncan Ross & Gaetan “Pleasure” CD2 1. 4Toasters “Real World” (Part 2) 2. Against The Grain “Seven” (Hard Dub) 3. G.Pal featuring Anna Maria X “Ocean of Blue” (Original Mix) 4. Powerplant featuring Machineries of Heaven “With or Without You” (Original Mix) 5. Kim English “Supernatural” (Mousse T’s Supersoul Dub) 6. Bernard Leon Howard III featuring 80 “Marscarter” 7. DJ Nukem feat. Jaimie Wong-Li “Secrets” (Vocal Mix) 8. Dogma & The Afro-Cuban Rhythms “Mas Suave” 9. Fitalic “Kanesha” 10. Patterns “Simplicity” 11. Danny Tenaglia / Hambone “Wow” (The Y&T Mix)
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