(Hussle/EMI)

A huge house hit of last summer gets re-served with a massive new female vocal and 6 new house remixes with diverse crossover appeal. The remixes leave the original in their dust.

Swedish producer Axwell is highly respected in the house music scene for his consistent quality solo productions and remixes and his duo efforts with Afro Medusa and Sebastian Ingrosso. The past 3 years have been good for Axwell with his productions and remixes being played by a myriad of house Dj’s from Junior Jack and David Guetta to Louie Vega, Danny Rampling and Ben Watt.

First up on the new single is the Vocal Club Mix. As is to be expected the vocal is used to its maximum effect. Straight from the first drum the newly recorded ‘breathy’ female vocal “Can you feel the vibe, yeh, yeh” is used to lead into the first build-up. Into the tracks body; the drums are flawlessly produced and a little tougher than your usual house drums, the track is more uplifting than other house tunes. Listeners are drawn into the track through the use of lush hypnotic uplifting dubbed ‘trance-like’ chords. There’s no reason that this won’t be picked up by commercial radio stations in a heart beat.

The Seamus Haji Big Love Mix is more nightclub friendly. The intensity is increased through tougher drums and more prominent use of the hypnotic chords. The mix almost verges on ‘progressive’, it’s a real peak time tune. It has already been snapped up by a couple of compilation that are due for release shortly! The Dj Flex Remix brings a respectable ‘classic’ house tune to the single. Looped house chords combine with short sharp build-up bursts and fresh summery vibes to create a smooth jazzy mix that would be perfectly suited to an outdoor summer event.

The Kurtiz Mantronix Vocal didn’t cause me to bat an eyelid. The re-hashed house chords sound haphazard and don’t stick well to the severe use of the vocal. Mike Di Scala’s Remix is the toughest and most further from the house ‘centre’. The tune will sit well with punters that like their house infused with heavy guitars, big build-ups and use of limited vocals. The track is very ‘trance-like’. The original mix has now become the Instrumental Mix. It’s the mix you would have heard in the clubs before. It uses all the sure-fire house elements and the original male vocal.

A solid single that really builds on the original. The remixes definitely shine over the original. Check it out.