New Mix Alert !

Been on with this one for a short while, in comparison to some projects, and its now at a stage where Im semi comfortable letting you guys have a listen thru to see what you think. Only a Radio Mix type of version for now..there will be an extended at some point and I`m hoping to maybe add a few more instuments in there and maybe an extra verse too to top up.. but, the meat and 2 veg is there and pretty much staying as is.

Not gonna lie, Ive had a bit of a bee in my bonnet since we all heard what was done with the Pnau & Elton John & Dua Lipa track we featured on the site a bit back, which in essence is a Multitrack Mash-Up with new drums and new synthy parts all mashed up into the mix for good measure too. And you might have noticed it did rather well in the charts and was very well received creatively by the likes of Rolling Stone ect.

I recall saying in that/this post that “we have to up our game” in response to a track like that (lol) and I count myself included in that judgement.. so much so, I decided from that date on, to be on the look-out for a few packs that I could use to go somehwere near what those guys did.

The mix itself here I`ll admit, turned out quite a lot cheesier than I originally wanted, but in retrospect, it probably was going to end up like that due to the source material and the inspiration behind it. It did start out as a nice and filthy house bassliney thing, and the early versions certainly raised an eyebrow with one of my buddies so I knew I was on the right lines.. but, it progressively got cheesier. As you will hear. Especially when you start adding extra pianos and familiar vocals.. but anyway, it is what it is.

In the mix there`s basically parts of several Multitracks mixed together, and new drums and some new musical parts.. so its not strictly a mash-up any longer.. but a mash up of lots of “elements” all together. The initial goal was to make a track that actually was a mash-up.. but didnt sound like one.. which was kinda the major “take” that I got for the Elton & Dua tune, and tbh, without blowing the trumpet too much, is something I`ve been trying to do for ages anyway. And Cold Heart was probably the kick up the ass I needed there too lol.

So here it is.. “The Greatest Dancer”. yep, its that one. The Sister Slegde track we all know and love. Which, you may or may not know, had a version done about 10 years by TGD featuring one of my fave arteests, the one and only Snoop Dogg. Now, ten years ago, Snoop sampled the track for his version, and I`m guessing here.. he might not have had the Sister Sledge multitrack which only appeared in the wild a few years ago. As you all know, The Greatest Dancer multi is now out and very much in the wild, and that gives the opportunity to dig in to all the separated vocals and instruments now, which very probably would have come in handy 10 years ago.. if you get my drift.

I guess in my head I tried to create what could have been created 10 years ago if the tools had been there, but together with this decades “dance mix sylee”, but still trying to keep it “Old School” and sounding like it was made using an Atari 1080, An Akai S1000 sampler (with infinate memory) & a 909.. If you like. That was my own “mental brief” you could say. The rest of the brief was to make a track that one of my DJ buddies could play in his bar on a weekend, around Xmas time, that no-one would bat an eyelid at, especially after a couple of beers or 3. Well, it is that time of year after all.

Can confirm that theory worked in practice 🙂

Going to leave it there as I can feel waffle mode coming on, and that is always IMO a good time to quit writing !

Hope you guys enjoy it.. Added the mix to the Samples page here so you can have a listen on your own system of preference, and maybe pass it on to your local pub/club DJ to break out this holiday season should you so wish, or if youre a DJ yourself, you can have a little exclusive to play.. that is now tried and tested !

BTW, sent it to Snoop. Hope he likes it.