New York’s The Phenomenal Handclap Band released their debut album 2 years ago on Gomma. For the “Casablanca Reworks” project they did this great remake of the Skatt Bros “Walk The Night” A big gay anthem in the 80ies. A great dancefloor tune for today!
Wanna do a remix for Gomma? We are doing a little contest with the guys from Burn Studios. Head over to their website where you can find the files for The Phenomenal Handclap Band‘s version of the Skatt Brothers’ “Walk the Night” from the Casablanca Reworks project:
Gomma & Burn Studios present: Casablanca Reworks remix contest
Today is the day: Peaches & The Gomma All Stars release The Casablanca Reworks Project.
Four songs from the legendary Casablanca records catalogue reworked by the Gomma All Stars and Peaches. Created in collaboration with Burn Studios. Harold Faltermeyer contributes some analogue Keyboards on a great new version of Donna Summer’s “Our Love” produced by Telonius. A 90ies pop version of a Stephanie Mills classic by Mr. Munk. Flashdance – “Maniac” by Moullinex and a cover for the Skatt Bros’ “Walk The Night” by The Phenomenal Handclap Band.
Check the exclusive edits produced for our friends from Burn Studios on www.burn-studios.com
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This week our Phenomenal Handclap Band reach number one on French iTunes Alternative chart! Yeah…congratulations guys. “15 to 20″, the single from their last album on Gomma is placed above Muse and Coldplay.. PHB’s gonna rule the world..!
Gomma’s very best psychedelic funk crew The Phenomenal Handclap Band from New York recently performed a great gig at the Transmusicales in Rennes, France’s most important festival. We received this little film…you might like it. You might like also the Phenomenal Handclap Remix album that was released recently featuring remixes by Stallions, Fujiya & Miyagi, Clock Opera, Munk, Telonius, etc.
Cat#: GOMMA150
Release date: 29 October 2010
The genre-defining debut album of our New York friends from The Phenomenal Handclap Band has been a favorite of music lovers and press all around the world this year. The NME described them as the follow up to MGMT and Empire of the sun. To make their music better playable at clubs lots of our friends made club versions of their tracks. Now we release a collection of all these remixes:
Check out the versions by: Fujiya & Miyagi – London’s kraut funk heros from Tirk. Den Haan from Supersoul Recordings – favorite Berlin label of DFA-boss James Murphy. Clock Opera – the new act on Kitsune. And the infamous Munk remix that was used on Friendly Fire’s mix CD for Bugged Out recently.
Tracklist:
1. Tears (Stallions Remix)
2. 15 to 20 (80Kidz Remix)
3. Baby (Clock Opera Remix)
4. All Of The Above (T.H. White Remix)
5. You’ll Disappear (Munk Remix)
6. Dim The Lights (Coco Electrik Remix)
7. Give It A Rest (Stretch & Comm Remix)
8. 15 to 20 (Den Haan Remix)
9. Testimony (Cosmodelica Remix)
10. Baby (Virgil Howe Remix)
11. The Martyr (Live KEXP Session)
12. The Journey To Serra Da Estrela (Fujiya & Miyagi Remix)
13. Baby (The KDMS Remix)
14. 15 to 20 (Telonius Remix)
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The new Bugged Out Mix CD by Friendly Fires includes Munk‘s La Musica and Munk’s remix for The Phenomenal Handclap Band…seems the are some Munk fans in London. Check out the mini-site for the release: Bugged Out by Friendly Fires.
Joel Schumacher’s new movie “Twelve” (based on Lauren Myracle’s book of the same title) is about to released in Europe, and you will see that the movie and trailer prominently feature our Phenomenal Handclap Band‘s song “15 to 20″ prominently. More info on this film on the official website.
