We're doing a bit of a throwback again today for Mellow Monday. MNEK uploaded this cover of Coldplay's Magic about a year ago, and it is magnificent. A really stripped back version, this is just MNEK's vocals and the accompanying piano. This version was recorded live for VEVO at the Great Escape Festival in Brighton last summer. Have a listen, and enjoy the live video at Youtube here.
- KJ
Tom Bull's remix of Jaymes Young's I'll Be Good just dropped yesterday on Beatport, and it is a really great deep house take on the original's chilled acoustic folk style. The remix keeps a lot of the original lyrical quality while also giving it a distinct feel just by shifting where in each phrase the chorus starts. Where the original has a more laidback folk feel, the remix moves the lyrics forward with the percussion and bassline by bringing in the lyrics solidly on the first beat of the phrase, and the result is an overall tightening of the track fitting with the progression of a deep house track. Not to mention the bassline is very nicely implemented to have a really deep feel that is able to be both subtle and effective throughout.
This one just dropped on Atlantic Records, so make sure you head to Beatport and pick up your copy. If you can't get enough of Tom Bull's style in this one, another recommendation from a little while back is his remix of MNEK's The Rhythm (which is a free download).
- KJ
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