Reared in Melbourne, Australia, in the early ’90s on a steady Detroit diet of Underground Resistance, Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and Suburban Knight at a string of underground raves, Little Nobody – based in Japan since 2001 – never quite forgot those essential roots.
So it really should come as no surprise that his brand new single ‘Compulsion’ is a shade nostalgic 15 years on and perhaps unwittingly channels all these essential people – then segues the flashback Detroit techno moment into a mesmerizing contemporary riff that clicks superbly.
In a fit of equally canny thinking, Little Nobody enlisted current tech-funk wunderkind, Luke’s Anger – of Tigerbass Records fame, the label run by Kid606 – to do the brilliantly cut-up, eclectic, funked-up glitch-mix here that’s so 2009 rather than 1994.
“I had a bash at it, and it all flowed really nicely,” Luke quipped, straight after finishing his version.
Yeah Luke is bloody amazing! On great form here! Can’t wait for the wonky bank holiday madness this week end! (for those in LDN).
prophaneLuke’s mix absolutely devastated me when I first heard it. Still does. The guy is a genius.
Little NobodyOld Skool for sure!!!
DexFXGreat track!
E383“I like the track, nice and slow.”
BEN PESTBEN PEST (Bonus Round/The Black E, with Cristian Vogel)
“Very UR for sure.”
STEVE STOLLSTEVE STOLL (NovaMute/Djax-Up-Beats/Proper N.Y.C.)
“Definitely on the old school buzz, reminiscent of Suburban Knight.”
DAVE TARRIDADAVE TARRIDA (Tresor/Sativae/Missile Records/BPitch Control)
“Very heavy bass!! Certainly this cool tune feels like the deepest era of Detroit tech – Suburban Knight came to my mind! It’s a cool one.”
CAPTAIN FUNKTATSUYA OE aka CAPTAIN FUNK (Japan) (Sublime Records/Avex Trax)
“It’s a cool track – love that hissing off beat hi hat and that synth riff that gives the whole thing atmos. It’s a busy little number, but In a real good way. So many different grooves to listen to. Cool breakdowns just after 5 and 6 minutes. Nice track mate – I really like it.”
BITCH SHIFTBEN MILL aka BITCH SHIFT (Elektrax Recordings/IF?)
“Very cool track!! You have to do that one on vinyl!!”
PATRICK PULSINGERPATRICK PULSINGER (Disko B/Cheap/Compost Records/Sublime Records)
“For some reason, it reminds me of the Art Of Noise. I like the track.”
ANTHONY SHAKIRANTHONY SHAKIR (International DJ Gigolo/Disko B/Transmat/430 West)
“Love the [original] track.”
KIRK DEGIORGIOKIRK DEGIORGIO (Versatile Records/Mo’ Wax/Ninja Tune/Compost Records)
Loving both mixes – nice work.
Nina PQuality with a capital Q.
Pete PSAFLuke’s Anger?!! I love him!!!!
DJ Ichitomi