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The Rapture “How Deep Is Your Love” (A-Trak Dub For Mehdi)
How Deep Is Your Love? (A-Trak Dub aka Dub For Mehdi) by DFA Records
I did this remix over the summer, and when I was close to finishing it I played it to my friend, the irreplaceable DJ Mehdi. We often played each other our productions for feedback. As it turns out he and Riton were visiting New York so they stopped by my apartment. I was working on the main version of the remix, the vocal version. I knew I would make a few alternate edits during the mixdown. The funny thing was, Mehdi’s favorite part was the ending! He and Riton suggested that I have that part come in earlier. My reaction was: that would work well for the dub version. And sure enough, when I finished mixing it down I made a dub with their suggestion. When I sent it to Mehdi shortly after, he responded (as a joke) that I should call it “Dub For Mehdi”. He included it in his “Tunisian Summer” mix. And then, as we all know, the unimaginable happened and we lost our dear friend. The least I can do now is name the edit after him. This one’s for you, Memed.
Download the Dub version on the player above.
Grab the vocal version on iTunes or Beatport. Stream it here.
Around the World pt. 22
As posted in the fab Fader blog.
After two weeks of madness in Asia I few to Barcelona to perform at Primavera Sound, one of my favorite festivals in Europe. This isn’t one of these mudfests where people camp out and play hacky sack to the tune of nu-rock. The programming is very tasteful, comparable to Coachella, and the site is by the water on firm ground.
While we’re at it… another dubious cover
Factoid: that Rapture album cover was designed by my homie Trevor Jackson a/k/a Playgroup.
