Blue Foundation - Sweep

April 16, 2007

Renowned in their native Denmark, Blue Foundation’s CV reads like a who’s who of pop-tinged cool; they’ve supported Faithless, Mew and Gnarls Barkley; appeared on the MTV European Music Awards and at seminal festivals such as Roskilde and the Norwegian Woodi (no puns please!). Their last album ‘Sweep Of Days’ went Gold in Scandinavia and was even licensed to Japan! But it is this single, ‘Sweep’ (taken from the aforementioned album) that’s set to become their crowning glory.

The hype on the record began last summer when Hollywood director Michael Mann personally selected the original version to appear on the ‘Miami Vice’ soundtrack. Aware of the growing momentum, the band approached fellow Dane, Mikkel Metal to remix the track. And what a mix it is! As soon as it touched down at Renaissance Towers the decision to sign it was instantaneous, a sentiment shared in Bristol by one Nick Warren, who also put it on his latest Global Underground Paris compilation.

Best known for his work on Kompakt to date, Mikkel brings all his production savvy to ‘Sweep’, weaving a twisted web; the haunting vocals and melody juxtaposed against grime-laden bass and contemporary FX. The result is a very rare record indeed: beautiful and emotive, yet forward-thinking and challenging at the same time.

Providing more than able support to Mikkel are Holland’s rising production stars 16 Bit Lolitas, who take the track firmly into the ‘big room’, with an energy-fuelled blend of electro and acid. Two hugely effective breaks sit at the heart of the remix, the icing on the dancefloor cake.

Finally, if that weren’t enough, keep eyes peeled over the next two weeks - a brand new remix from Mr. Jim Rivers will be touching down!

Blue Foundation - Sweep is out on 23rd April via all good stores & digital download sites

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