Lexx – Cosmic Shift Remixed
Phantom Island, 2020
Format: 12″/Digital
Vinyl:
A1. Wave Feat. Ella Thompson (Kejeblos Remix)
A2. Too Hot Feat. Woolfy (Red Hot Remix)
B1. Universal Prayer (Androo Re-work)
B2. Too Hot (Eirwuds True Rocker Version)
B3. Expanding Happiness (Vinyl Only)
Digital:
1. Too Hot Feat. Woolfy (Red Hot Mix)
2. Wave Feat. Ella Thompson (Kejeblos Remix)
3. Universal Prayer (Androo Rework)
4. Too Hot (Eirwud True Rovker Version)
5. Farewell/Sayonara (Digital Only)
6. Hot Weather Feat Harriot Brown (LP Dub)
Bandcamp Bonus Track:
7. Eye 1-2 (Version)
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Review at Piccadilly Records:
Last year Swiss savant, deep digger, production whizz and superstar DJ Lexx put a spell on us with his superb debut LP, “Cosmic Shift”. Filtering disco, dub and Balearic through the shimmer of heat haze, he soundtracked a particularly toasty Piccadilly summer, and now returns on a remix tip to bring on the spring.
The party starts with Phantom Island natives Kejeblos, who transform “Wave” into a hard hitting but sophisticated bit of deep house which references vintage Prescription, summer of love euphoria and Italo House in the best way possible. Closing out the A-side is an extra scorching Balearic-dub mix of lead single “Too Hot”, perfect for poolside coolers and daytime DJ sets. Flip it and we fall deeper into the dub with Second Circle-man Androo bringing the On-U vibrations to “Universal Prayer”. Trippy tape fx and occasional burts of melody ride a moody digital groove right into the witching hour, persuading even the most straight edge to take a sip of the tribal brew. On the B2 it’s the turn of another acclaimed psychonaught, boogie shaman Eirwud Mudwasser who transplants the Black Ark to Alexandra Park for a ultra dubby rockers mix of “Too Hot”. Lastly Lexxy brings us the bonus with the fretless bass, dreamy keys and heartswelling beauty of “Expanding Happiness”, a moment of light in these dark times.