Chris Lake’s imprint Rising Music return with an exclusive new release from Nightriders. They supply us with ‘Hey’ – a fantastic disco infused anthem, full of string stabs, funky bass lines, whirling synths and a chopped up vocal sample great for a peak time floor filler. Chris Lake and Marco Lys add their magic by giving the original a tougher re-working – adding a rolling bass line and extra spicy drums with big signature build and after the success of their recent album ‘Cross The Line’ it’s easy to see how they have created a highly quality produced main room edit. Nom De Strip who with previous releases on Southern Fried, Ministry of Sound, Trouble & Bass, Sneakerz, and Surfer Rosa adds to the package by transforming the original into a chunky house classic by using new bass lines and choppy beats.

Source: Chis Lake SC

Nightriders – Hey! by chrislake

FunkyHouseMusic.com proudly presents one of our top picks to blow up at WMC 2010. We couldn’t be more excited as this package has anthem alert written all over it for a multitude of reasons. Both new and old school music fans alike will appreciate the importance of this new dance floor weapon as it re-establishes itself among the elite choons we are bearing witness to during the current disco house revival. But before we begin with the dissection, let’s take a brief history lesson…

Back in 2001 Hatiras’ “Spaced Invader” was exalted as one of the biggest tunes of the new millennium. It received 2 nods as BBC Radio One’s “Essential New Tune” by Pete Tong. It was heavily supported by top jocks including The Chemical Brothers, Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, etc. The remixes came from the heavyweights of the electronic music world: Darren Emerson, Olav Basoski, King Unique, Ian Pooley, CZR and Mr. G. Massive underground remixes by drum and bass legends J Majik, Ed Rush and Optical and High Contrast stirred up a frenzy and spawned a new genre. The tune released through Defected Records (UK), Ministry of Sound (Australia), Universal Music (Canada), News (GAS) and International House Records (US); it was a top ten UK hit, topped the Coolcuts chart and playlists worldwide and earned Hatiras his first of two Canadian Juno Awards (the equivalent of the US Grammys) and a SOCAN award for most radio play.

Now, a decade later, DJs, artists and the press worldwide are raving about the resurgence of filtered disco house. Cut-ups of old disco records and familiar samples are resurfacing with that classic sound. The time couldn’t be better to update one of the anchor tunes of that era with a fresh new package of 2010 remixes. The initial batch of “Spaced Invader” remixes are split into 2 packages that boast reworks by an international cast of producers that are truly some of the hottest, best selling and most relevant names in house today. On remix pack 1: Hatiras (Canada), Olivier Giacomotto (France), Malente (Germany), Olav Basoski (Holland) and Nom De Strip (UK) all smash the tune into this decade, each with a unique approach. Remix pack 2 (coming soon) consists of dancefloor crushing reworks by Tim Healey (UK), Santiago & Bushido (US), Kid Dub vs Eric Volta (France), Robb G (Canada) and more to be announced.

FunkyHouseMusic.com has luckily received the promo package, and here’s our exclusive  interpretative breakdown by mix of package 1: Read more