Rhotation (28) Into BPM

Hello, Rhotation 28 and Into BPM today has two sub themes, one is remixes, originalwork into the hands of dj producers. Second subtheme is France , obviously Serge Gainsbourg and DJ Cam are both French but the better halve (as they say) of System 7, Miquette Giraudy is aswell, Steve Hillage meanwhile has spent so many days there , i reckon him half french. Ok so thats how todays post got together. I have to say here, that i had some trouble with I Love Serge, years ago i gave the original to a good friend, the copy showed signs of decay..spontanous decumbustion..as cd's rarely get out of their box with me, that makes me wonder and this was no cheapo but a sony cdr.. Well in the end there's some scratchy bits in track 4, overall its good enough for me to rewrite the disk. System Express showcases all the big techno names of the midnineties, just as the euro jazzhop scene worked over the work from one of their stars DJ Cam.

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System 7 - System Express (96, 79min * 539mb)

System 7 links' 90s ambient house community to its space rocking forebear of the '70s, Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy played in the prog rock band Gong, Hillage and Giraudy released several albums during the late '70s and early '80s on Virgin, and later returned to music in the '90s to form System 7, more of a recording collective than an actual band. Hillage was recruited back to the music scene by Dr. Alex Paterson of the Orb, who spun Hillage's Rainbow Dome Musick at London's Heaven one night while Hillage was there himself. The two became friends, and Paterson encouraged him to begin recording ambient house -- with Hillage's guitar explorations just as prominent in the mix as on his solo work. Hillage and Giraudy released the single "Sunburst" in late 1990, and followed with a self-titled album in September 1991, produced with the help of a varied cast of techno heavyweights (including Paterson and Derrick May). Initially the name 777 was used for US releases until by 96 rights of that name had been cleared.

During 1992, Hillage and Giraudy released the British-only singles "Freedom Fighters" and "Altitude" as System 7, and prepared their second album. Given the confusing title of 777, it was nonetheless a completely different work than the earlier LP, and featured additional production by Dr. Alex Paterson. Though it wasn't given an American release, System 7's next project, a techno album and an ambient one released on the same day in late 1994, was issued in America as a two-disc set (again as 777). Signed to Britain's Butterfly label by producer Youth (who had engineered several sessions), the group worked with Derrick May and Carl Craig plus Paterson to record 1996's Power of Seven. Early 1997 they released the remix LP System Express, collecting remixes from singles and EPs, System Express succeeds through sheer name-power, including remixes by Marshall Jefferson, Carl Craig, Plastikman, David Holmes, Doc Scott and the 4 Hero project Jacob's Optical Stairway. They returned later in 1997 with Golden Section. 2002's Seventh Wave and Mysterious Traveller followed, as well as 2006's Encantado and Live Transmissions.



01 - Alpha Wave (Plastikman Acid House Mix) (10:43)
02 - Desir (Turbo Mix) (5:52)
03 - Hangar 84 (Cox's WW Ultimatum Mix) (5:40)
04 - Coltrane (Red Moon Mix) (8:57)
05 - Altitude (Adam Wren's Easy Life Mix) (8:51)
06 - 7:7 Expansion (Elastic Mix) (7:31)
07 - Big Sky City (High Rise Mix) (6:53)
08 - Big Sky City (Jacob's Optical Stairway Mix) (4:44)
09 - Interstate (Doc Scott Mix) (7:08)
10 - Sirenes (Marshall Jefferson Mix) (5:53)
11 - Sunburst (Adam Wren's Atahualpa Mix) (6:43)

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Various - I ♥ Serge ( Electronica Gainsbourg) (01, 78 min * 494mb)

Serge Gainsbourg was the dirty old man of popular music; a French singer/songwriter and provocateur notorious for his voracious appetite for alcohol, cigarettes, and women, his scandalous, taboo-shattering output made him a legend in Europe.
There's an erotic aura with more than a hint of madness around all of this music. The different electronica artists paying tribute to Serge here are obviously big Serge fans, each of these remixes exposes and builds upon much of the imagination that lies beneath the sassiest of Serge's oeuvre. They add a new layer to the originals with taste and style. In that light i changed the frontcover in case you wondered where that Tshirt went...



01 - Ballade de Melody Nelson (Howie B. Remix) (7:06)
02 - Là-bas C'est Naturel (Faze Action Remix) (6:16)
03 - Love On The Beat (Krikor & W.A.R.R.I.O. Remix) (4:26)
04 - Bonnie & Clyde (Herbert Remix) (7:30)
05 - No Comment (Dax Riders Remix) (5:37)
06 - Sea, Sex & Sun (Demon Ritchie Remix) (5:38)
07 - Lola Rastaquouère (Château Flight Remix) (5:00)
08 - Aeroplanes (Ready Made Remix) (5:19)
09 - Marabout (Bob Sinclar Remix) (5:41)
10 - Five Easy Pisseuses (OGM Remix) (5:01)
11 - Requiem Pour Un C.. (The Orb Remix) (5:59)
12 - L'hôtel Particulier (Stratus Remix) (5:42)
13 - Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus (Dzihan & Kamien Remix) (4:39)
14 - New York USA (Snooze Remix) (4:42)


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DJ Cam - Revisited By ( 06 ^ 393mb)

DJ Cam (born Laurent Daumail in 1973) , after trading his instruments for a set of turntables he spend his days listening to the likes of Eric B and specially Public Enemy At 16 Laurent created his own place hitting bars and clubs with his Bomb Rush . At 20 he started his own label to release himself, undettered by the absence of initial succes he recorded his first LP was "Undergound Vibes" in 1994. It was revolutionary for it's time, featuring familiar jazz samples and loads of vibe samples and heavy hip-hop influences, "Undergound Vibes" it got him noticed by the international music press. On "Substances" he experimented with a change of direction from previous albums. The tracks were more melancholy in feel than usual, featuring a variety of slick cool-jazz samples from the likes of Alice Coltrain. Cam fused his smooth easy-listening jazz samples with the usual hip hop rhythms, but this time round the emphasis was definitely on mellow.

By now Dj Cam was on the map and in demand to produce ever since releasing a string of ep' .s albums and projects with jazz artists or the likes of bill Laswell . His latest 2006 release, a remix project DJCam revisted which gives a remix overview of his oeuvre thus far, except, curiously, for his first album. "Success," remixed by Kenny Dope (straight-up hip-hop), Thievery Corporation (outernationalism) and Attica Blues (hip-hop funk), reflects more of the remixer than the original. Kid Loco goes stoned and mellow, while DJ Vadim goes minimalistic on his hip-hop take of "Innervisions." Hypnotic "Meera," winds down an obscure path with Extra Lucid at the helm, it's a collection as rich and interesting as DJ Cam's career itself.



01 - Success (Kenny Dope Remix) (5:05)
02 - Success (Thievery Corporation Remix) (5:23)
03 - Meera (Extra Lucid Remix) (5:32)
04 - He's Gone (Kid Loco Remix) (5:21)
05 - Voodoo Child (DJ Premier Remix) (3:40)
06 - Innervisions (DJ Vadim Remix) (4:42)
07 - Success (Attica Blues Remix) (5:01)
08 - Espionage (Bob Sinclar Remix) (3:02)
09 - Broadcasting Live (Lord Finesse Remix) (2:54)
10 - DJ Cam Sound System (Demon Remix) (6:15)
11 - Love Junkee (J Dilla Remix) (5:14)
12 - Meera (Tek 9 / Four Hero Remix) (4:10)
13 - Innervisions (Flytronix Remix) (9:00)

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