The first remix of this series/project/whatever this is, actually self-identifies as an edit. New Orleans soul singer/songwriter Teedra Moses’ 2004 single Be Your Girl from her debut album Complex Simplicity (which for me is a fairly dull, cliché name for an RnB album that hides a decent freshman body of work) is the foundations of today’s track. The original samples The Awakening (1970) by Ahmad Jamal and, as a very well received RnB track, it was crying out for a KAYTRANADA “edit”.
KAYTRANADA (in real-life going by Louis Kevin Celestin) is a young producer who is a product of the Montreal streets having been born in Haiti. He is as adept at DJing as he is producing music, as he is remixing tracks, as he is creating his own work. With a 2015 tour, a residency on BBC Radio 1 and a Polaris Music Prize-winning full debut album in 99.9%. With little done to Moses’ warbling vocals, he brings in a series of low-key dance-inspired drums over a monotonous (in the best way) house-y bassline. The track is the delicately treads the line between a dance track to pre-drink to and a soundtrack to a 4am smoke on a high-rise balcony. It does what a great remix should, maintain the authenticity of the original song and artists whilst bringing a fresh perspective and a signature water mark of the remixer. If this song makes you explore the discography of either artist, I’ll be a happy chappy.
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