Cagedbaby. Mmm. Check out his Myspace – the tracks from his forthcoming second album are sounding absolutely bloody peachy. mashing up electro, house, pop and funk in his own inimitable way – and sounding ever better than his ace first album …Will See You Now. Fatboy’s favourite Brighton boy has been reasonably quiet this year otherwise – concentrating on DJing and finishing off the new LP – so we feel very lucky indeed to have received this awesome, awesome mix from him!
The mix kicks off with some rapid-fire mash-ups, some delicious, thumping electro beats, and then later into groovy, hip-shaking, trouser-swinging techno grooves that will have you crawling up the walls...and an eclectic finish. In short, it’s bloody ace – and some of you may be surprised to hear what he’s banging out at the moment.
What's your personal favourite track on it?
Probably my remix mix of Shinichi Osawa’s Star Guitar cover. I played it live and it’s got a magic to it. I also love Ane Brun - Headphone Silence. The Henrik Schwarz mix is really beautiful.
What's the special ingredient in this mix?
Probably that I did it live. I was gonna go back and edit it but I liked the way it flows, and it isn’t perfect but it captures a vibe. I’ve had the mix on at a few afterparties - it seems to do the trick.
What's the best gig you've played recently?
Just got back from playing Womb in Tokyo in Japan – it’s rated as being the best club in the world. The crowd was sick, the system was amazing and the lasers kept me raving…played Space terrace again a couple of weeks ago, that’s always pretty special too.
What have you got coming up?
The new album is going to be released this autumn. The first single Forced is going to go off. We've got amazing remixes and I'm very excited - it’s been a while since my first album and I've been honing the production for far too long. It’s time to get the releases flowing. It’s Bestival this weekend so I’m juts packing for that too.
And finally, do you have a special message for our readers?
Well I love the Data Transmission site – it’s really really good, and probably the best online music site there is! Keep at it guys…
Tracklisting:
Intro - Westworld - [Motion Picture]
Patrice Baumel - Roar [Get Physical]
Loco Dice - Pimp Jackson is Talking Now!!! [Desolat]
Jelo vs Deadmau5- The Reward Is Cheese [Toolroom]
Tim Green - Revox (Justin Martin Remix) [Dirtybird]
Shinichi Osawa - Star Guitar (Cagedbaby Chicago Mix) [Data]
Etienne de Crecy - Punk [Pixeldelic]
Derrick Carter - Where You At (Acapella) [?]
In Flagrante - Business Acumen (Holy Ghosts cover version) [?]
The Pale - Dementia (Acapella) [Subtrak]
James Harcourt - Call & Response [Twisted Frequency]
Marshall Jefferson vs Noosahead - Mushrooms (Justin Martin Mix) [Airtight]
D. Ramirez & Mark Knight - System
Cagedbaby - Psycho Disco
Roel H - Dancing Bears (Phil Kieran Mix) [Toolroom]
Cagedbaby - Saw You Waiting
Zoo Brasil - Technik (Richard Murray Lil Muz mix) [Toolroom]
Maetrik - Choose Your Systems [Treibstaf]
Tocadisco - Morumbi (Popof Mix) [Superstar Recordings]
Mike Monday - Zumzum (Audiojack remix) [Great Stuff]
Miki litvak & Ido Ophir - Shnorkel [Evapour8]
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Look For The Woman (Fake Blood Mix) [Sunday Best]
Def Inc - Waking The Dread - Switch Remix [Spin Out Records]
Ane Brun - Headphone Silence (Henrik Shwarz Mix) [Objektivity]
Emerson Todd - Rumplestilkskin [Dirty Bird]
Alan Braxe feat Killa Kella & Fallon - Nightwatcher(Tony Senghore Remix) [Eye Industries]
The Chemical Brothers - Midnight Madness [Virgin]