Published
Wed, Nov 22, 2006, 14:50
- Clarke’s new compilation collects thirty of his remixes onto a double CD. “I may be established,” says Clarke, “But I’ll never be establishment.�
Dave Clarke’s new compilation collects thirty of his remixes onto a double CD. ‘Remixes & Rarities’ is out January next year.
Clarke’s DJ schedule may be booked for six months ahead, and he may have remixed many of the bigger electronic acts – Depeche Mode, New Order, Underworld, Chemical Brothers, Gary Numan and Moby – but Clarke still doesn’t see himself as part of the overground. “I may be established,” he says, “But I’ll never be establishment.”
These days Clarke resides in Amsterdam, a suitable home for his electro-infused take on the techno genre. He’s even got his own radio show on Dutch station 3voor12, White Noise, where he spins music for the dancefloor as well as off. Clarke might have released his first track back in 1989, but he remains a techno true believer today: “Techno and electro isn’t just dance music,” he says. “It’s a challenging alternative to all the music that bleeds kids dry and doesn’t progress anything, the music I call opium music. I’ve got absolutely no respect for it whatsoever. I want to be the alternative.” True to form, Clarke’s remix compilation is heavy on leftfield dance fare – Christopher Just, Zombie Nation, Fischerspooner, Death in Vegas – as well as the big hitters. The compìlation will be released on CD and vinyl versions, as noted.
’Remixes & Rarities’ tracklist
CD1:
1. Christopher Just - I’m A Disco Dancer (Dave Clarke Remix)
2. Underworld - King Of Snake (Dave Clarke Remix) °
3. Gary Numan - Cars (Dave Clarke Remix) *
4. Jark Prongo - Movin Thru' Your System (Dave Clarke Remix) ***
5. Vicarious Bliss - Theme From Vicarious Bliss (Dave Clarke Mix) °
6. Hell - Let No Man Jack (Dave Clarke More Bass Mix)
7. Dave Angel - Tokyo Stealth Fighter (Dave Clarke’s Fancy A Doubles Mate Mix)
8. DJ Rush - Freaks On Hubbard (Dave Clarke Remix) **
9. The Chemical Brothers - Chemical Beats (Dave Clarke Remix) °
10. Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 400 (Dave Clarke Remix)
11. Mirwais - Naïve Song (Dave Clarke Remix)
12. X-313 - Interferon (Dave Clarke Remix) ***
13. Depeche Mode - Dream On (Dave Clarke Acoustic Version)
14. Green Velvet - La La Land (Dave Clarke Remix) **
15. Dave Clarke ft Jane Murphy - Affirmative Magnolia °°
(°°) previously unreleased
CD2:
1. Fischerspooner - Emerge (Dave Clarke Remix) °
2. Leftfield - Phat Planet (Dave Clarke Remix) °
3. New Order - Everything’s Gone Green (Dave Clarke Remix)
4. DJ Hell - Hot On The Heels Of Love (Dave Clarke Remix) *
5. The Passions - I’m In Love With A German Filmstar (Dave Clarke Remix)
6. Midfield General - Coatnoise (Dave Clarke Mix) °
7. Fixmer/McCarthy - You Want It (Dave Clarke Remix)
8. Death In Vegas - Rocco (Dave Clarke Remix) °
9. Moby - Run On (Dave Clarke Mix)
10. Laurent Garnier - Greed (Dave Clarke Remix) ***
11. Empirion - Narcotic Influence (Dave Clarke Remix)
12. Robert Armani - Road Tour (Dave Clarke Remix) *
13. Chicks On Speed - Wordy Rappinghood (Dave Clarke’s Non Techno Mix)
14. Slam - Lie To Me (Dave Clarke Bassapella Remix) **
15. Super Furry Animals - Smoke It (Dave Clarke Remix) °°
(°) also on vinyl: MMLP 026
(*) also on vinyl: MM 129A
(**) also on vinyl: MM 129B
(***) also on vinyl: MM 129C
‘Remixes & Rarities’ by Dave Clarke is out on Music Man on January 22nd, 2007.