Summer vibes...

After an utterly disappointing July which was more Autumnal than anything else, I'm holding out hope that August is going to be an absolute scorcher. Here are some of the tunes that are going to provide the soundtrack....

Aeroplane may be a man down, but thankfully Vito is continuing the good work....and this new track leaked from his (their?) debut album is absolute gold. What makes Aeroplane so consistently creative is their ability to turn disco on it's head and make it sound utterly irresistible. Already Pete Tong's 'Essential New Tune' and described as 'Fleetwood Mac meets Jools Holland', this is the sensational 'Superstar'...

Aeroplane - Superstar



At the end of the year, if someone asks me who my producer of the year is I know exactly who I'm going to say. Tensnake has already made the disco record of the year with 'Comacat' and he continues to produce dynamite remixes left, right and centre. Coming straight from the early 90's (it even samples C+C Music Factory) via a 2010 cosmic gloss this is his sun-soaked remix of 'Reckless For Your Love' by Azari & III.

Azari & III - Reckless For Your Love (Tensnake Remix)



The recent surge of Boys Noize remixes have come as a pleasent & refreshing surprise, dropping the tempo to the low 120's he's taken songs by the likes of The Chemical Brothers and given them an edge which makes them more accessible for the dancefloor but still maintaining the glittery appeal of the original. Here is a perfect example on The Scissor Sisters 'Invisible Light'...

Scissor Sisters - Invisible Light (Boys Noize Remix)



Ok, lifting the tempo, but keeping it blissfully liquid, London D&B producer Utah Jazz has given the Quincy Jones classic 'Summer In The City' a gorgeous re-lick, dropping in the vocals from The Pharcyde's 'Passing Me By' to take the song even higher. This is only available on vinyl but I managed to source a half-decent mp3. BBQ anyone?

Utah Jazz - Quincy (Pharcyde Vocal Mix)



Finally, a nice uplifting remix of rising star Tinashe by Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs...the combination of a big, rounded bassline and an outstanding vocal sample makes this pretty golden. TEED has been a bit of fixture this summer and I can sense this becoming somewhat of a mainstay for the likes of Aeroplane et al...

Tinashe - Saved (TEED Remix)