Tom Middleton kicks off the new year by releasing his very own homage to the past 20 years of house with his new single Remember The Love in January. And it’s a track that sums up everything you need to know about Tom’s maverick musical ways. It was actually created live in front of 300 delegates at the inaugural International Music Summit (IMS) held in Ibiza earlier this year. Tom was given a brief to create a track dedicated to the Summer of Love (1988) and he set about recreating the vibe with a fresh sound that reached out to all those who survived to tell the tale first time round, and to all those who simply love that acid house sound.
The club mix is reminiscent of the heady days of ’88, where happy smiley people were dancing to the sounds of Joe Smooth, Marshall Jefferson, and the sounds of Chicago House. Tom does what he does best, infusing elements of acid house, with beautiful hands in the air synths that have an air of Strings Of Life. Tom brings it all back to where it began and has given it a noughties twist. Mixes come courtesy of Soul Avengerz and Presidential Sounds.
Says Tom: “Honoured with the challenge of writing an anthem for the IMS, I decided to rewind back to the dawn of acid house, when it seemed that nearly every track was a classic. I researched and reevaluated the timeless qualities that have made those old school classics endure – clearly melodic and lyrical top lines and warm uplifting harmonic parts such as strings played a key role. In my opinion, these important elements seem to be missing in a lot of the fashionable minimal techno du jour.
“So Remember The Love is an experimental celebration of those 20 years of house anthems, and the musical journey that those hallowed 12”s made across the Atlantic to the clubs of Manchester, London and eventually Ibiza – with a clear nod to the pioneers: Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. I hope you feel the love in this track – it’s pure and real. There was no agenda other than to illustrate what an anthem really is, to bring a little of that ‘88 flavour back into the clubs and to put a smile on your face as you remember what it’s all about.”
Remember The Love is out on iO Music in January. Visit www.tommiddleton.com, www.myspace.com/tommiddleton and www.iomusic.co.uk
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