UK-based DJ and producer Jon Gurd shares his ‘Phoenix’ remix package, featuring new mixes from Swedish techno star Ida Engberg, renowned producer and engineer Steven Weston and Anjunadeep label up-and-comer Tagavaka.
Released in April this year, Jon’s album ‘Phoenix’ showcased his impeccable production style, and gained him praise from tastemakers including Joris Voorn, Lane 8, Eelke Kleijn and Sultan + Shepard.
An internationally-renowned DJ and producer, Ida Engberg makes her Anjunadeep debut with her remix of ‘Emergence’, transforming the original into a nine-minute, after-hours track. From playing mainstage at some of dance music’s biggest festivals, including Tomorrowland, Awakenings and Ultra Miami, to playing residencies in party island Ibiza, Ida’s positioned herself as a key tastemaker within the techno and deep house scenes.
GRAMMY-nominated producer, songwriter and engineer Steven Weston delivers a serene remix of ‘Let Go’. Leading with cascading synths and syncopated chords, Steven offers a fresh take on the original. He released his Anjunadeep debut EP ‘Alter The Flow’ earlier this year which was quickly playlisted on Sirius XM Chill. The EP has gained over 1.3m streams across Spotify and Apple Music to date, adding to an already impressive list of support from tastemakers including John Digweed, Sasha and CamelPhat and plays on KCRW, Rinse FM and RTE2, to name a few.
Scottish producer Tagavaka stamps his mark on ‘Let Me Go’, utilising the original melodies and adding an array of percussion and organic sounds throughout. With previous releases on the label including ‘Sky’, ‘Extrapolate EP’, and ‘Water EP’, Tagavaka’s euphoric productions have been supported by artists including Adam Port, Eelke Kleijn and Lane 8.
The remix package is closed with Joseph Ashworth’s thundering remix of ‘Emergence’, released earlier this year.
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[content title="Summary" label="Overall Score"]Jon Gurd album Phoenix on Anjunadeep was a deeply esoteric album with experimental deep melodic meaningful tracks with substance targeting the chill out DJ sets. Now the beloved artist reveals the clubbier remixes ready to take the deep melodic techno and house sets by storm. Ida Engberg delivers the finest version for a 9 minutes hypnotic epic that is moody, dark, mesmerizing and absorbing. Impossible not to lost your mind in it. Long teasing breakdown with cinematic touch and vavooming climax to bang the drums. Steven Weston remix is pure magic with drive, pulsating basslines, great synthy layers, cinematic strings and incredible atmosphere to win any dancefloor instantly and lure in its magic. Tagavaka starts with long ethereal intro and then moves into the full on progressive house arena with tribalish grooves and many complex synthy layers on top to cast a spell on your mind and keep you attached to it from start to finish! #PureGold [/content]
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