Lucky Number Music

LUCKY001T
LIMITED 12" VINYL
Released 29th August 2005

Hold That Gun - 'Ellis Mix' by James Ford ( aka 'Ellis Beverly Hills Mix)
This was James Ford's first remix. The original tempo of the track was 160bpm, so too slow for drum n bass and too fast for house. James has managed to slow the vocals down adding a clarity and sheen to the mix without losing the energy or attitude of the original. It was important to maintain this attitude rather than just fit a beat to the tune. Initially James thought his industrial drums and freestyle editing of the track was too much, "I've over-Aphexed the tune," he said, but we disagreed. There's a great spontaneity in this mix and James has retained the deep atmospheric of the tune Eno style, whilst adding a ruthless groove that makes 'Windowlicker' appear easy. The sound effects feel like they'd give George Lucas a run for his money in a face-off with Darth Vader, the Sith Lord or any of those space-age despots.

Bled a Rose - 'Matthew Herbert Mix' ( aka 'Herbert's Heavenly Mix)
When Lucky Number first met the band they told us how much they liked the breadth of Matthew Herbert's productions. His classic 'The Audience' has been featured in the band's live set on a number of occasions and always gets well received in Manchester, where the tune is a Unabombers' Electric Chair classic.If we were going to put out the band's first record we had to make the effort to get Matthew on board and in the mix. The subtle textures and beauty of the track provided great ammunition for his lush yet experimental remix. Matthew makes maximum use of the lesser-used thumb piano and uses a vast array of sounds and effects to create a different but fitting sound for the band.

Mona Lisa's Child- 'Ellis Acid Mix' by James Ford (Ellis Hot 'n' Spicy Acid Mix)
James' second mix gave him the opportunity to wig-out acid stylee using the key piano motif of the original in a more upfront Chicago style. This isn't just acid house revivalism though; James has used influences from different era and genres to create a new electronic mix of his own to stunning effect. We've got the original's live bass, P-Funk synths & beefy '80's drums battling it out on the dance-floor, all in the space of 5 minutes!

Faces - 'Music Concrete Remix' by Sound Architecture
Sound Architecture did a great mix on Spektrum's 'Lychee Juice' earlier this year - deep, sexy house music full of analogue sounds that felt more like Funk than machine music. Here their engineer, Jim Whelan, adds a rich warm treatment to Oli's vocal whilst keeping the groove sparse and simple with enough wah-wah to get the hips wiggling!

All in all, we think you'd be hard pushed to find a more exciting electronic package all year and that's the beauty of Keith - on top of their game whether it's their own work or other artist's interpretations!

Artwork by Wadders.