Hell Yeah Recordings’ Marco Gallerani has started a new compilation series where he’ll focus on the output of his favourite artists and in particular their remix work. The first release spotlights Calm, the Japanese DJ / producer that Gallerani commonly refers to as his “senpai” or teacher. Calm is largely associated with “chilled out” sounds, and the bulk of the selections on this volume of “The Art Of Remix” fall into that category. His rework of saxophonist Yuichiro Kato’s soulful Kiss Of Life, for example, is a romantic, futuristic Sci-Fi serenade, while in his hands Gallo’s Abysso becomes a beatless, uplifting symphony. Michelle Mininni’s operatic Vertigo is dropped into downtempo dubwise. Five of the 8 tracks bear the subtitle “Mellow Mellow Acid”, a trademark that Calm’s been using for a while now. As the suffix suggests, these all find him digging out his Roland TB-303. Typically placing the machine’s signature gurgling into an uncharacteristically serene setting. Cantoma’s…
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