Honey Claws - Money Jaws Remix EP (Whiskey Pickle Records)

Honey Claws is a new international electronic punk-hop duo formed by American house DJ / producer Thomas Sahs and European-based indie rocker and emcee Jon Von Letscher aka Jov. The Money Jaws Remix EP says it all in the title … once the Whiskey Pickle boys caught a whiff of the original Money Jaws album with its hyper-stylized electro-swagger, it was imperative that remixes be created. Selecting two of the finest cuts from the primary release, “Me A Nude" and "Sleepover,” the Pickle posse went to work tapping a cast of talented characters to provide the needed dance floor treatments.

Florida-based outfit Space Coast is the collaborative effort of analogue wizard Sleazy McQueen and multi-instrumentalist Jorge Collazo. Together, they weave a cosmic tapestry befitting of their nom de plume; the duo launch “Me A Nude” into deep space with an infectious swing. Then Sleazy McQueen takes a solo space-walk on his Dub Remix while fellow moon-cruiser Ursula 1000 engages the hyper-drive core with his usual brand of boogie infusions.

The mysterious Redsean from Dallas, Texas blesses the vibes of “Sleepover” on his first official remix under the moniker. His sultry and sublime retouch is pure 5 AM gold, ladies and gents. Austin-based funkster Off Da Clock is next to lay his hands on “Sleepover” and - be forewarned - it is NSFW! His silky Sex In Da Pool version is a shuffling foot stomper with glossy pads and bubbling leads that’ll have you making new friends (with benefits) on the dance floor. Whiskey Pickle stalwart Zack Highwire is back from his voyage around the sun, bringing the funky solar jams with his Space Garage version. The package closes out with a previously unreleased Can’t Stop The Music Edit of “Sleepover” … something to give any extraterrestrial boppers an authentic taste of pure Honey Claws.

Ursula 1000 - “Smokin’ … but I’m biased!”
Tim “Love” Lee (Tummy Touch) - “I love it.”
Alex From Tokyo (Tokyo Black Star) - “Sleazy McQueen’s mix is my jam!”
Spettro (Crosstown Rebels / Team Records) - “‘Sleepover (Can’t Stop The Music Edit)’ is perfect for Sunday afternoon parties by the pool! Love the stabs and dubby vocal work here.”
Severino (Horse Meat Disco / Dalston Superstore) - “Pretty cool vibe.”
Coyote (… Is It Balearic? / International Feel) - “I love Zack Highwire’s Space Garage mix of ‘Sleepover.’”
Ulysses (Neurotic Drum Band) - “I love the vibe of ‘Me a Nude’ … that’s a great vocal. All the mixes of it are great.”
Stereo 77 (Plimsoll Records) - “Ursula 1000 takes the prize. Killer remix!”
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - “A really strong selection of beats here; the Space Coast, Sleazy McQueen, and Ursula 1000 mixes are all wicked, likewise with the Off Da Clock and the bumpy Zack Highwire versions of ‘Sleepover.’ But the pick here for me is the Redsean version, which is effortlessly gorgeous, managing to be both ultra-smooth but also packing a whopping dance floor punch. I’m down with that! Skills on this release.”
DK Watts (Short Bus Kids / Bounce House) - “Eclectic stuff, and a great group of remixers.”
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show) - “The Sleazy McQueen dub remix is brilliant! Love it.”
Dado Funky Poetz (Radio Monte Carlo) - “Yeah! Disco-punk for fashion’s next victim.”
Michael Stukes (Mystic Vybes Radio Show) - “High powered hipness here!”

Available now from Beatport and Juno Download.

RiCHARD.GEAR - A Feelin' (Whiskey Pickle)

Clocking in at just over a year since his last release, native Austinite and Whiskey Pickle label manager RiCHARD.GEAR drops a slice of blissed-out space disco mixed with a housier stomp in “A Feelin’”. The cut features a hot, almost ‘Yacht Rock-ish’ guitar loop and a rolling bass line over a four-on-the-floor rhythm, confidently chugging along before diving head first into a deep, filtered breakdown that builds to a spiraling, arpeggiated crescendo. The remixes are stacked high with additional Austin-based talent to round out the package. Up first, Off Da Clock increases the energy by flipping and chopping samples into rhythmic oblivion over a thick, popping bass line. On the flip side, Andres Aguirre goes the cosmic route, gracing the listener with a groovy, mid-tempo version that warps the original into the perfect soundtrack for an opium den discotheque. Whiskey Pickle stalwart Daniel Allen then wraps up the release with a trippy excursion into psychedelic breakbeats that seems to filter Meat Beat Manifesto through the label’s sonic lens. Solid stuff throughout … give this a go!

Sunshine Jones (Dubtribe) - “So much fun!”
Kruse & Nuernberg - “Nice stuff … original mix is great. Andres Aguirre’s remix is cool, too.”
Lipstick Disco - “Lovely EP. The original is smooth and funky, really enjoy the jacked up Off Da Clock remix, and equally the smooth Andres Aguirre remix.”
Ant Plate (Rhythm Plate / YSE) - “Nice Benson chop, all at a nice tempo.”
Moodymanc - “Great vibe … all about the original for me.”
Stereo 77 - “I like the cosmic feel of the Andres Aguirre remix.”
Dave Mayer (Strictly Rhythm) - “Nice groove on the original.”
Vincent Kwok - “Pretty cool release … the Off Da Clock remix is hot!”
Joan Ribas (Ibiza Soulstice / Cafe Del Mar) - “Great, groovy thang!”
Al Bradley (3am Recordings) - “Wicked release! It’s tough to pick a favourite here … I’m torn between the original and the Andres Aguirre remix, but in all honesty they all work as individual cuts in their own right. Top stuff.”
Michael Fossati (Spirit Of House) - “The groovy ‘old school’ inspired original is the one.”
Andy Wilson (Ibiza Sonica FM) - “I like the vibe of the original but the Andres Aguirre remix is the one for Ibiza.”
Deadbeat Disco Radio Show - “The original has a good horse riding groove for keeping those tired legs going. The Air Liquide styling on the Daniel Allen remix is very nice, as well.”

Available now from Juno Download and Beatport.