After the release of their collaborative 'BREED' EP at the end of last summer, Nicole Moudaber and Skin have unveiled the highly anticipated remix package featuring a long list of respected producers. Carl Craig, Fur Coat, Jamie Jones, Jerome Sydenham, Paco Osuna, Pan-Pot and Scuba are just some of the names which have turned their hand to the project. Originally born out of Nicole and Skin of Skunk Anansie's desire to fuse their rock and techno backgrounds, this is a true for a collaboration project with a difference.
First, techno legend and remix master Carl Craig provides the only remix of "Someone Like You" featured in the EP. A powerful kick drum alongside the original chords take center stage, whilst Skin's vocals come to the forefront in a series of tension-filled breakdowns. The EP includes two remixes of "Don't Talk To Me I'm Dancin'." Jamie Jones' take involves a thudding, heavy bassline, including the Zebra Katzvocals sampled over the top, whilst Jerome Sydenham takes the track into faster, heavier territory.
Paco Osuna's jacking, percussion-filled remix of "You Like This" is currently one of Nicole's favorite tracks to play out - featuring a surprise buzz-saw synth drop mid way through, it's easy to visualize the effect this would have on a dancefloor. In his remix of the same track, Berliner Hector keeps the strolling rhythm of the original, adding sub bass and synth touches before bringing the vocals in more than halfway through. MJ Hall, Nicki Minaj's producer - uses the original as a hip-hop sample, with rapper Luz Wang featured on the track.
Pan-Pot takes on "These Walls Are Made Of Water", adding the duo's characteristically stomping touch as well as dramatic new synth melodies. This remix is another Nicole favorite, often featured in her sets and her In the MOOD radio shows. French emotive techno specialist Paul Ritch turns in an atmospheric, driving remix for this track as well.
Lastly we see remixes for the most conventionally "techno" track of the original EP. "Organic Love" is treated to a melodic yet industrial remix by Scuba, whilst Fur Coat remixes the track into a more dark and dramatic affair.
'BREED The RMXS' EP is the latest incarnation of Nicole and Skin's collaboration since the original project's release in September last year. The pair have since been sharing the stage with each other at high-profile slots such as Space Ibiza and Coachella. Furthermore, the original EP was submitted and accepted into the Grammys for consideration - the remixes ensure that there now is a version of each track to fit into any set.
Nicole Moudaber & Skin's 'BREED The RMXS' is out September 2 via MOOD Records.
'BREED The RMXS' EP Tracklist:
1. Nicole Moudaber feat. Skin - Someone Like You (Carl Craig Remix)
2. Nicole Moudaber & Skin - Don't Talk To Me I'm Dancin' feat. ZFK (Jamie Jones Remix)
3. Nicole Moudaber & Skin - These Walls Are Made Of Water (Pan-Pot Remix)
4. Nicole Moudaber & Skin - You Like This (Paco Osuna Remix)
5. Nicole Moudaber & Skin - Organic Love (Scuba Remix)
6. Nicole Moudaber & Skin - These Walls Are Made of Water (Paul Ritch Remix)
7. Nicole Moudaber & Skin - Organic Love (Fur Coat Remix)
8. Nicole Moudaber & Skin - You Like This (Hector Remix)
9. Nicole Moudaber & Skin - Don't Talk To Me I'm Dancin' feat. ZFK (Jerome Sydenham Remix)
10. Nicole Moudaber & Skin - You Like This (MJ Hall Remix feat. Luz Wang Remix)
Nicole Moudaber Tour Dates:
August 5 Gallipoli, Italy @ Praja
August 6 San Teodoro, Italy @ Ambra Night
August 7 Civitanova Marche, Italy @ Shada Club
August 12 Villaricos, Spain @ Dreambeach
August 13 Tenerife, Spain @ Sunblast Festival
August 14 Venice, Italy @ Il Muretto - Paradise
August 15 Ibiza, Spain @ DC10 - Circoloco
August 22 Ibiza, Spain @ DC10 - Circoloco
August 27 Zamardi, Hungary @ B my Lake Festival
August 28 London, UK @ SW4 - ANTS Stage
August 30 Ibiza, Spain @ Space Ibiza - Music Is Revolution: The Final Chapter
*September 2 San Bernardino, CA @ Nocturnal Wonderland
*September 4 Toronto, Canada @ Electric Island
September 10 Singapore, Singapore @ Ultra Singapore
September 15 Bali, Indonesia @ Ultra Bach Bali - Potato Head Beach Club
September 17 Tokyo, Japan @ Ultra Japan
September 24 Madrid, Spain @ Fabrik - Mindshake
September 28 Ibiza, Spain @ DC10 - Paradise Closing
October 1 Cardiff, UK @ The Vaults
October 2 Nuremberg, Germany @ Der Hirsch
October 20 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Gashouder - Awakenings presents Drumcode
October 21 Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel & Gefährlich
*November 11 El Paso, TX @ 301
November 18 Aberdeen, Scotland @ The Tunnels - MoodRAW
November 19 Manchester, UK @ The Warehouse Project - Circoloco
December 2 Zurich, Switzerland @ Club Bellevue
December 3 Munich, Germany @ Contact Festival
*Denotes North American dates
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