Scandi superproducers and future Acid Hall-of-Famers Jesper Dahlbäck and Jori Hulkkonen are back on Turbo with their party hats on. Backwards.
Given how much time you spend obsessing over Scandinavian history, the mere existence of Kebacid may seem puzzling. How is it that the hoity-toity Swede (Jesper) and the peasant Finn (Jori) can manage to work together to redefine dance music?
The answer is simple: Acid. Not simple enough? Then the answer is Music.
Ever since the mid-90s, when Jesper met Jori in a "When Harry Met Sally" meets "Harry and the Hendersons Meeting ALF" type scenario, it was inevitable they would end up here, hurtling defiantly towards the willful obscurity that is their birthright.
With their new 303-shaking, torso-breaking, fractal-shaping, Billy Crystal-aping release, Kebacid forces you to "Jack the Potato" until the term has lost all meaning. So let an underrated producer take you by the hand, while another takes you by the pants. Such is the Journey of Life.
On April 5th, Tiga continues his series of remix 12”s for songs from his 2009 album Ciao! The ambitious project features some of the most respected and sought-after producers in dance music.
“For these remixes, I looked to Titans. Standing on the roof of my greenhouse, I called out, ‘Hey you, get off of that impossible cloud and into my car. We’re gonna drive all night ‘til we hit Remix City!’”
Overtime Remixes by Adam Beyer and Jesper Dahlback, Brodinski, Motor City Drum Ensemble and Sei A.
“These producers represent four sides of the Commemorative Dance Coin. To me, variety is that spicy element that seasons the living of our very lives.”
Tiga could not be more excited about these vinyl releases, and wants nothing more than fans to share in his enthusiasm. “If you purchase all four, I will write your name and credit card information in a special leather-bound book. Also one copy will include a silver ticket, which you can trade in for a golden ticket. Which does nothing.”
“I’m a dreamer. I see the world through groove-colored glasses, ever watching the horizon for the whole world to come dancing into my arms.”
Jori Hulkkonen’s superb 2009 album Man From Earth offered nothing if not a glimpse of pure inspiration, like having a candid dinner conversation with the inventor of the cloth napkin. Now, Turbo is proud to present this stellar remix pack, which offers amazing new perspectives on tracks from the LP, revisiting the music with an athlete’s eye and ears bursting with heart.
Jesper Dahlback’s mix of “My Brother Went To Space And All I Got Was This Lousy Vacuum” evinces all the wild-guy energy of going to a rock concert with Elvis Stojko. Sei A’s versions of “Re: Last Year” are akin to getting an e-mail from the ocean with a link to undersea HTML treasure. Matt Walsh and Alex Jones reposit “Man From Earth” as the “Man From Fun”, while Guy J reimagines “I Am Dead” as a one-way lift ticket up a deeply sensual mountain.
It all makes for a fitting tribute to a true modern master. You’ll realize its full significance when you hear it on the dancefloor and you look over and see us looking back, just noddin’ and grinnin’. It’s going to be great.
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