After the dig-in-the-crates madness that was Dave Clarke’s Back In The Box album, the legendary DJ Sneak gets his hands dirty delivering the follow-up mix for this prestigious series from NRK. Sneak's having something of a renaissance of late thanks to an infamous back-to-back session with Ricardo Villalobos, but the man known to his mum as Carlos Sosa has always had a history of staying ahead of trends and making house and techno that really matters. This makes him the perfect Back In The Box candidate, where unearthed gems and anthems from days gone by are delivered with a fresh outlook.
Kicking off with Blak ‘n’ Spanish's Call Da Vibe, the two-CD mix captures the best of an era where US production hallmarks such as the heavy 909 drums and Latin rhythms collided with European interpretations of house from the likes of Bob Sinclair, Ian Pooley and Daft Punk. Highlights include the latter’s classic remix of I:Cube’s Disco Cubism, Sneak’s own smash You Can’t Hide From Your Bud and the ultra rare Mood II Swing remix of BT’s Remember. Other tracks come courtesy of Freeform Five, Cajmere, Markus Nikolai, Paul Johnson and Fantom.
Dj Sneak's Back in the Box is released on NRK on February 23. Visit www.myspace.com/sneakthedj and www.nrkmusic.com/backinthebox
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