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K7 , Dimples D + Jamai (03:00)| 06-07-2003 Rated: 7.1

An old and a new song brought together in this combi-mix of Level 42's "Love Games" and Simply Red's "Sunrise" (04:59)| 20-07-2003 Rated: 6.9

Benny Benassi - Satisfaction (Radio edit & Club Mix)

• Madonna - Music (accapella)

Last week I came to the conclusion that 'Electrical Storm' can be transformed into a dancefloorfiller. So I began working on this track.

• This beautifull song has a tempo of 96 BPM. So I had to timestretch it to a dancetempo. I stretched it 30%, to 137.5 BPM on my sampler. I used the William Orbit version of the song, because it features Bono's vocals almost acapella for more than a minute.
• I made a new beat and added percussion. A new bassline and synth-lines were added to. I used filters and delays on some vocal and instrumental parts. Creating a catchy main melody is always the hardest part, so it seems. But I had fun making it, using sampled synth sounds and my MC 505.

Aaliyah vs. Southside Spinners - Are you that luvstruck

With Martin Pieters

Airplane - Somebody to love

In the summer of 2002, I remixed Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody To Love" from 1970. I sent it to EMI/RCA, but they didn't get any 'Elvis vibes' hearing it (it was the time of JXL's Elvis remix). Now JA's 'Somebody' is covered by the Boogie Pimps.

• I think it's too bad my remix hasn't been released. It's an uptodate funky breakbeat remix, with added basslines and filtered guitar parts.
• At the time I made the remix, I also searched the web to get in contact with Jefferson Airplane bandmembers. I found their official website and did get in touch with people of the band. But the band went through some changes: Jefferson Starship, Starship, etc. I didn't get in touch with Grace Slick, the singer of the band, and the voice on 'Somebody To Love". I still want her to hear my remix of this great track, and I hope this remix can officially be released.