Tiga announces ‘Ciao!’ remix series
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Ben Gomori at
17/12/2009 15:46:34
Tiga has announced a forthcoming series of remix 12” and digital releases, featuring a bunch of his favourite producers rework tracks from his artist album from this year Ciao!
Kicking off on February 1st, the four-party series will be released across the month, with one part per week, with a stellar cast of reworkers. “For these remixes, I looked to Titans” he says. “Standing on the roof of my greenhouse, I called out, ‘Hey you, get off of that impossible cloud and into my car. We’re gonna drive all night ‘til we hit Remix City!’” He continues: “If you purchase all four, I will write your name and credit card information in a special leather-bound book. Also one copy will include a silver ticket, which you can trade in for a golden ticket. Which does nothing.”
The tracks and their remixers, in his own eccentric words:
Sex O’Clock - Remixes by Matias Aguayo, Jamie Lidell and Trevor Jackson.
“I asked them, ‘When can you have the remixes ready by?’ They said, ‘About a month from now.’ I said, ‘Time. That’s precisely what the song is about. Use that.’”
Overtime - Remixes by Adam Beyer and Brodinski.
“These producers represent two sides of the Commemorative Dance Coin. To me, variety is that spicy element that seasons the living of our very lives.”
Gentle Giant - Remixes by Seth Troxler and Mathew Jonson.
“When a song means a lot to you personally, having it remixed is a lot like sending your child to undergo plastic surgery. In this case, though, it was like having the surgery done by doctors you respect as musicians.”
Love Don’t Dance Here Anymore - Remix by Carl Craig. Instrumental version by Tiga.
“It goes without saying that having Carl Craig remix my song is an honor. For the instrumental version, I removed all the vocals personally. It took nine hours. By the end, I was hysterical.”