While finding ourselves amidst an avalanche of new releases, our latest Podcast & Track of The Week choices came quite easily, two terrifically talented D.J.’s/Producers latest serving up superb smashes, a hot of the press compilation that soars above all others with its sheer splendour, plus a hurricane track that hits the mark in every department, we sharing our take while download/stream links on both are mere large image clicks below.
How the week has flown, it hardly feeling like seven days since our last Podcast & Track of The Week picks, but it has also been a week of amazing musical activity, a whole host of new productions from players both in London and internationally. So, wading through the choices of who to choose for our hallowed selections heights has been quite a task, although despite the depth of choice at our fingertips, two very quickly rose to the top, the Podcast pick a much anticipated release that we & many have been eagerly waiting for since his WE release, while in our track choice, we have a dancefloor dream which we predict will make a significant summer splash across the scene.
So to that hot of the press compilation and as we mentioned, one we have been eagerly anticipating for quite a while, since his WE “Formula One” podcast back in November to be exact, the plan at that stage being to release two volumes, although with the super speed life that Steve Pitron leads both inside & outside of his considerable working career, it is only now that we can sink into another of his majestic mixes. But the wait has been well worth it, as he has, yet again, created a compelling & captivating compilation that shouts the trademark Steve Pitron style of sound from the first few brilliant beats, he extolling of this prolific podcast, “…this session collates some of my biggest tracks from the last few months as well as some brand new tunes that some of you will recognise from my Beyond &WE sets…”. And in the halcyon days of old, we would have been one of the “some”, although having been out of circulation for a while, this resplendent release reminds us of just how much we miss the live sets of this superstar of the scene, while when we manage to get back into our cycling & clubbing saddle, we will not only be propelled by the power that a Pitron podcast provides, but we are hopeful to be back on our infamous spot, savouring another spectacular Steve set.
But back to this stunning session and one which is a special release for the upcoming As One In the Park festival where Mr Pitron will play and one that has all the hallmarks of being a clubbing calendar colossus, this mix matching up to the might of the meet every inch of the way, the popularity of a Pitron podcast once again seeing this latest release storm to the top of the Podomatic dance chart, while with over well over 2000 plays in just over a day, it outstrips any of our other choices for “Podcast of The Week” by a country mile. But with our fevered excitement just ahead of the release was tempered by the As One connection, there is no doubt that this is right up there with all his 2012 podcast productions, Mr Pitron pitching this mix to fit the festival occasion it is aimed at, superbly skilfully (well we wouldn’t expect anything less) and for those, like us unable to make Sunday, it serves as a splendid souvenir of what we are going to miss, another Stunning Steve set. So, as we look forward to a full track listing & some bonus tracks which should be released onto his Souncloud site at http://soundcloud.com/stevepitron soon, in the meantime, we cannot recommend this release enough, one which you should add to your collection without delay by heading to http://stevepitronsessions.podomatic.com then hitting the download button, while to stream you can go direct to http://stevepitronsessions.podomatic.com/entry/2013-05-20T03_32_48-07_00, where we know both “likes” and “comments” would be gratefully appreciated. But for iTunes officinal’s, fear not, as it’s out there too & available to download for free at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/as-one-podcast/id420879433?i=159689182, we already hankering to get it loaded to our iPhone
To our “Track of The Week” now and as we indicated at the head of this feature, it’s a piece of “…hurricane…” house music heaven that makes the grad in every single dancing in every department, tripping through the genres delightfully, while the vivacious vocal re-work is a akin to a Danny Verde track, such is its splendour. However, it’s not Danny that has reproduced Alexis Jordan’s US chart smash, “Acid Rain”, but one Steven Redant, another prolific international D.J./Producer that is, like Mr Verde, riding high on a wave crest of both clubbing & studio work showing successes, not that Steven doesn’t fly high in his life usually, as his hectic schedule takes him to all corners of the globe, trading the mile high club for the club dancefloors with weekly regularity. And this last weekend was no different, even if the distances weren’t huge from his Madrid home, Steven having stormed Paris’s captivating club, Scream, with a stellar set, the following night playing to a packed out & full to the brim Fuse, as La Demence’s “Leather Me” event resplendently rounded off a Brussels Gay Pride weekend to remember, this brilliant brand & club where Mr Redant first cut his career in D.J.’ing cloth, he being born & of Belgian descent. However, since those early days, Steven has certainly spread his wings far & wide, he having played in virtually every single continent on the globe, Antarctica the only one missing from his list, although if there was a club there, Mr Redant would have featured for sure.
So, given all this globetrotting, it is a minor miracle that he finds time to dive into the recording studio, but that he does and with gusto, this year already having seen him produce no less than four podcasts & five tracks, three of which have reached the dizzy heights of number one on US dance chart Billboard, his collaboration with Danny Verde & Guy Scheiman (as The Bent Collective) on the Avicii vs. Nicky Romero Smash “I Could Be The One” the most notable. However, having built up his superb chart topping head of steam, Steven has done it again, his “Hurricane” club remix of the already mentioned Alexis Jordan’s hit, “Acid Rain”, in our view, the best of the bunch in a five part package, out on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/acid-rain-remixes/id630314306, his “Dub” mix
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also gathering a daancefloor head of steam, especially in the bag of beats of those D.J.’s that prefer the more minimal style of sound. However, we much prefer his full-on club version, one that is sheer house music heaven & in a storming “Hurricane” style sort of way at that, one which, given its considerable dancefloor creditability we can easily picture making it big in clubs such as Beyond, Muccassassina, Red & Blue, La Demence & Scream, we being sure that Mr Redant slipped it into his sets at the last two showings. And in this choice, Steven has selected a single that really suits his sound style, plenty of punchy peaks, vivacious vocals & tech undertones within the original, while given it quality, the only way was going to be up and that illustrious Billboard chart number one was always its destiny. So, with this terrific talent topping our “Track of The Week” choice two weeks in a row, deservedly so, all that remains to say is for you to head to https://soundcloud.com/stevenredant/alexis-jordan-acid-rain-steven, where you can stream to your heart’s desire, while watch this space for the next Steven smash that is sure to follow very soon.
Well, that’s it for another week and with heaps of yet more new productions oozing from our pours, we are already looking ahead to our next selections, while in both Steve & Steven we have two captivating podcast & track choices that superbly serve to prove that, in their hands, “Music Is The Answer! (DISCO MATT)
