Honey Dijon – Xtra / CMCD134

RELEASE: Xtra
ARTIST(S): Cakes Da Killa, Charles McCloud, Jason Walker, Sam Sparro, John Mendelsohn, Tim K, Nomi Ruiz, Joi Cardwell, Honey Dijon

REMIXERS: Ashley Beedle, Derrick Carter, DJ Seinfeld, Eli Escobar, Harry Romero, HNNY, Honey Dijon, Luke Solomon, Horse Meat Disco, Maurice Fulton, Rampa

LABEL: Classic Music Company, CMCD134
GENRE: Lossless, House
RELEASED: 2018-07-06
AVAILABLE FORMAT: 320Kbps (+ Lossless)
DOWNLOAD SIZE: (155.41 MB MP3)

TOTAL TRACKS 10

1. Honey Dijon, Tim K, John Mendelsohn – Thunda feat. John Mendelsohn (Rampa Remix) (07:06) / 7A, 122bpm Energy 5
2. Honey Dijon, Jason Walker, Tim K – Burn feat. Jason Walker (Ashley Beedle’s North Street Remix) (06:15) / 4A, 118bpm Energy 6
3. Joi Cardwell, Honey Dijon – State Of Confusion feat. Joi Cardwell (The Maurice Fulton Remix) (06:35) / 2A, 124bpm Energy 6
4. Honey Dijon, Cakes Da Killa – Catch The Beat feat. Cakes Da Killa (Derrick’s Black Catcher Vocal) (07:34) / 4A, 125bpm Energy 6
5. Honey Dijon, Sam Sparro, Tim K – Look Ahead feat. Tim K, Sam Sparro (Horse Meat Disco’s Vauxhall Version) (07:01) / 5A, 124bpm Energy 6
6. Honey Dijon, Charles McCloud – Personal Slave feat. Charles McCloud (Harry Romero Remix) (06:41) / 8A, 125bpm Energy 7
7. Honey Dijon, Charles McCloud – Personal Slave feat. Charles McCloud (Eli Escobar Remix) (06:09) / 4A, 126bpm Energy 6
8. Honey Dijon, Cakes Da Killa – Catch The Beat feat. Cakes Da Killa (Honey Dijon’s I’m Carrying Remix) (07:22) / 5A, 126bpm Energy 6
9. Honey Dijon, Tim K, John Mendelsohn – Thunda feat. John Mendelsohn (HNNY Extended Remix Remastered) (07:01) / 7B, 114bpm Energy 5
10. Honey Dijon, Tim K, Nomi Ruiz – Why feat. Nomi Ruiz (DJ Seinfeld Remix) (05:43) / 8A, 124bpm Energy 6

Total Playtime: 01:07:27 min

Derrick Carter, Horse Meat Disco, Harry Romero, Eli Escobar, HNNY and many more step up to remix records from Honey Dijon’s full-length work ‘The Best Of Both Worlds’, released on Classic Music Company in late 2017. ‘Xtra’ takes the critically acclaimed debut up a level with the help of some Classic friends and family.

To kick things off, Rampa revisits Honey & Tim K’s ‘Thunda’, the darkly rolling jewel in the crown of ‘The Best Of Both Worlds’. The Keinemusik head goes deep, drawing out the hypnotic frequencies of the Honey & Tim collab. Catching a profound after-dark vibe, John Mendelsohn’s vocal takes on a dreamy barely-there quality, accenting the lushness of Rampa’s production.

Further highlights include Ashley Beedle upping the tempo and the energy on his mix of Honey’s collaboration with Tim K featuring Jason Walker ‘Burn’, while Maurice Fulton gives Honey Dijon featuring Joi Cardwell ‘State of Confusion’ a New Jersey-esque lilt, allowing Joi’s voice to resonate. Next up Derrick Carter cranks the pressure on ‘Catch The Beat’, crunching out the bassline for an extended industrial backdrop to Cakes da Killa’s rap vocals. In stark contrast is a Horse Meat Disco mix of Honey and Tim K’s cover of Aquarian Dream, ‘Look Ahead’ featuring the voice of Sam Sparro. With all the warmth of a sunny afternoon in the city, the London collective funk the cover all the way up, adding horn blasts for more of a house strut.

Woman of the moment Honey Dijon presents this album of transcendental remixes exploring the full colour spectrum of her productions and showcasing the full might of Classic’s current roll call.