TOM MIDDLETON – REMEMBER THE LOVE
TOM MIDDLETON – REMEMBER THE LOVE
RELEASE DATE – JANUARY 2009 TBC
REMIXES: SOUL AVENGERZ & PRESIDENTIAL SOUNDS
LABEL – iO Music
Tom Middleton steps up once more to release his homage to the past 20 years of house with his new single ‘Remember the Love’ featuring remixes from Soul Avengerz and The Presidential Sounds.
For those who know of the ultimate Jedi Master; Tom Middleton, will not be surprised to learn that he created ‘Remember the Love’ (IMS Anthem) live in front of 300 delegates at the inaugural International Music Summit held in Ibiza earlier this year showcasing the innovations in live production for electronic music.
IMS co-founder Pete Tong states: "It was a brave experiment from us at the IMS, never mind Tom Middleton, but one which pushed boundaries in terms of pressures on an artist to record a dance track to a brief - with an audience of leading dance dignitaries in front of him. We're delighted to see the record be picked up by Tim Binns and
Tom’s brief being the Summer of Love (1988) and Tom has indeed recreated the vibe with a modern, fresh epitome, an anthem reaching 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.
Also stepping up to the IMS challenge was the Soul Avengerz, who on the 2nd day of the IMS conference remixed Tom’s original track live in a panel. Bringing a deeper and funkier element to the track, it’s a lot more stripped back and moodier. Still retaining elements of the piano riff, and coupled with a driving beat, this remix slowly builds and with a great break, allows that hands in the air in the moment!
The Presidential Sounds Remix is the harder and faster remix in the package – playing heavily on the rave element, with its driving bass and trippy synths, and is a proper peak time on a sweaty dancefloor number!
Tom Middleton adds…
RTL is an experimental celebration of those 20 years of house music anthems, and the musical journey that those hallowed 12”s made across the Atlantic to the clubs of
Researching and revaluating those 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.
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”
