M.A.N.D.Y._And_Booka_Shade-O_Superman__Remixes_Part_1-(GPM098-1)-WEB-2008-320

Artist ...... : M.A.N.D.Y. and Booka Shade
Title ....... : O Superman  Remixes Part 1

Genre ....... : House
Label ....... : Get Physical Music
Catnr ....... : GPM098-1

Source ...... : WEB
Quality ..... : 320kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Full Stereo
Duration .... : 00:28:30  (65.3MB)
Ripdate ..... : 00-00-2008
Store ....... : http://www.beatport.com

Tracklist ... :

1. O Superman feat. Laurie Anderson (Matt     8:01
   John Remix)
2. O Superman feat. Laurie Anderson           5:52
   (Original Mix)
3. O Superman feat. Laurie Anderson          14:37
   (Reboot's 20 Cubans Rework)



Release Notes :

It remains one of the greatest and most inspiring blips in the all too
predictable curve of pop history: that a song as groundbreaking, artistically
daring and downright strange as ‘O Superman’ could become a mega-selling
worldwide hit, known and loved by the average guy on the street as well as by
the hipsters, musos, academics and art types that you might expect. The work of
Chicago-born, New York-based performance artist and composer Laurie Anderson, ‘O
Superman’ became a no. 2 hit in the British pop charts upon its release in 1981;
as a result, Anderson received a level of exposure and fame previously thought
impossible for an avant-garde artist. Now, Get Physical are proud to present six
remixes of this futuristic, curiously emotive classic across two 12's.



The first of the two 12's features versions by Matt John, M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka
Shade and Reboot. Those people who best remember Matt John for his seminal,
ultra-minimal 12's on Perlon and Underl_ne will perhaps be surprised by the fat,
thrillingly direct approach he takes on his ‘O Superman’ mix. It retains some of
his signature tics and tricks – haunting effects which seem almost to contract
and expand the air around you, and nervy, minutely edited percussion – but
augments them with steamrolling drum breaks and a killer, endlessly
shape-shifting acid line. This is a dancefloor oddity that no DJ will want to be
without, which like Anderson's original manages to mesh the experimental and the
entertaining in an altogether unexpected and inviting way.

M.A.N.D.Y. and Booka Shade's version is an irresistible four-to-the-floor
workout which makes wonderful use of the original's famous 'Ah-ah-ah-ah' vocal
and vocoder sounds, placing them over a rubbery bassline and galloping drum
rhythm that recall the disco and punk-funk prevalent in Anderson's New York at
the time of the release of 'O Superman'. This is a forward-thinking, club-ready
track that also makes its source material explicit, combining Anderson's '81
vision of the future with a more contemporary sense of wonder, not to mention
production class.

Reboot, aka Frank Heinrich, responsible for the recent 'Be Tougher' 12" on
Luciano’s Cadenza imprint, turns out the third and final reinterpretation of 'O
Superman' on this first of two remix 12"s. This Reboot mix is spaced-out but
dancefloor-moving dub-house, dressed with Latin-tinged percussion and a deep
bassline that builds and builds before those vocodered vocal harmonies bubble to
the surface for a wonderfully languid, psychedelic finale.

Six incredible producers unite to celebrate and update a truly majestic,
otherworldly piece of music whose sound and sentiment still resonates today. You
will find the three other producers on Part 2.