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Joakim

Thu, Nov 9, 2006

Dancepunk, Electro, Electronic/Dance, New Disco

Most of you uber-hipsters already know about French remix master Joakim The guy has single-handedly carved out his own niche in the punkfunk/electronica/IDM/electro realm. This isn’t one of those “breaking” posts or anything. Basically, to keep a long story short, a friend dropped today’s post while DJing at a party and it just blew my head wide open. Keep in mind that European electronic music fans are sooo much more savvy, so it took a while for this to get to my ears, this side of the Atlantic. I’ve been a fan of Joakim’s new disco/electro style — especially his stuff on Versatile — for a while and been rocking the Brendan Green remix of his excellent “I Wish You Were Gone” in sets for a while. But this 2004 remix of Clashing Ego’s “Aminjig Nebere” has had an unprecedented stay in my short-attention-span motel. Sort of housey, sort of dubby, the druggy vibe and uplifting electronics are exactly the kind of shit I love. Reminds me of old Svek Records stuff. Simply an excellent tune from the head honcho at Tigersushi. If you have similar recommendations, I’d love to hear them. This is heady dance music at its finest.

RIYL: Herbert, Fischerspooner, Lindstrom, Todd Terje, Rub n’ Tug

MySpace: Joakim’s MySpace home

 
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4 Comments For This Post

  1. Rawls Says:
    November 10th, 2006 at 9:18 am

    Great track. I heard this when the 12″ was released a while back but forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder. A great re-work if you are familiar with the original which is very different.

  2. AndiChapple Says:
    November 16th, 2006 at 3:55 am

    hi - thanks to Steve and Joakim for sharing this - it’s a grower isn’t it? everything very well placed, nice space (like, how does he manage to make room for the reverb on the snare?) … cool and relaxed. I want to hear it outdoors and in daylight I think. cheers, a>

  3. Simon Says:
    November 24th, 2006 at 12:57 pm

    Nice post, for a great track.

    This was the opening track on a 2005 Soma compilation (http://www.discogs.com/release/510594) entitled:
    Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi. mixed by Ewan Pearson. It flows very well into the mix which should satiate your desires for more music like this. It was my favourite compilation last year.

    Happy hunting.

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