BERLIN, 9 Aug
Shiny Head, gleb filipchenkow 'Felicidade' on Secret Fusion
Shiny Head and gleb filipchenkow's 'Felicidade' gets the Nandu remix treatment on Secret Fusion, a Hungarian label, filed as melodic house and techno and released on 17 March. DJ Koze placed it fourth of nine on his own chart, posted 8 August, and Just Emma placed it eighth of 10 on her Summer Charts, posted 28 July.
Secret Fusion frames the original as warm and unhurried, its pads circling a gentle groove before the track opens into something more dramatic near the close. The Nandu remix hardens that shape, trading the original's drift for rubbery drums and vocals worked deep into the mix.
Percussion sits out front through the remix, kept unhurried rather than driving. The mix stays restrained in level, with some room left under the peaks, and a middling top end holds the track at an even, unforced pace.
Nandu brings a catalogue of 19 releases since 14 April 2015 to the remix, weighted toward Kindisch, Innervisions, Watergate Records and Afterlife Records, and arrives here fresh from 'One Way' on Katermukke on 24 February.
The label said
Secret Fusion, Bandcamp about text · sourcegleb filipchenkov hooks up with Ode & Shiny Head for the new Felicedade EP which includes a Nandu Remix on the vital Hungarian label Secret Fusion.
Felicidade is first out of the blocks and is a balmy, dreamy house track with swirling pads drifting around a gentle groove. It is persuasive and subtle as it builds to a more dramatic place, always with plenty of production style. Felicidade (Nandu Remix) then gets more direct, with robust rubbery drums and trippy vocals stitched into the groove. Alegria then slips back into mid tempo grooves with diffused pads, broken beats and seductive spoken word vocals all oozing a warmth and soul that makes this perfect for intimate dance floors. Lava then brings more sultry romance with libidinous sax lines over a prickly house beat that is full of heart.
These are four tasteful and musical house grooves for real music lovers.