Crowded Room, It’s Been So Long

Aluminum Babe “Everything 2 Me (DJ Downfall Mix)” – John Downfall continues his hot streak with this French house pilfering remix of a track by a bi-curious bi-continental pop group that splits their time between Sweden and NYC, but seems to focus mainly on marketing their music in the UK. Though Aluminum Babe’s vocalist lacks the effortless sexiness of Downfall’s regular partner Gene Serene, she has her own sort of demure charm that works for the track, especially when the song eventually arrives to its chorus. (Click here for the Aluminum Babe site. If you would like to contact DJ Downfall please email djdownfall @ hotmail.com)

Excerpt from RVNG PRSNTS MX4: Crazy Rhythms – Wide Boy Awake “Slang Teacher” – Mike Simonetti and Dan Selzer resurrect several rare/OOP singles on their new Crazy Rhythms mix, but I’m most grateful for this cut by Wide Boy Awake, an Adam and the Ants offshoot whose tiny, album-less catalog has never been properly issued on cd to my knowledge. Its beats, melodies, and textures are distinctly 80s in the best possible way, but it thankfully lacks the overfamiliar feeling of much of the music from that era. It’s a little like finding a twenty dollar bill in a pair of pants you haven’t worn in several years while cleaning out your closet. (Click here to buy it from RVNG.)