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Question: What do the massively successful Soulwax project 2manydjs, ultrahip lounge compilation Hotel Costes and Unique’s New Testament of Funk have in common?
All these top-selling cd's feature tracks taken from Blissed, the debut album from Amsterdam-based artist STREAMER.
If there’s one producer/Dj capable of attracting the attention of an electro mash-up DJ duo, a French chill-out maestro and a German funky breaks label it has to be Streamer, the studio project of producer Gary Shepherd. Also well-known as his DJ alter ego Alec Smart, in other guises he’s made his mark on the mash-up scene (Cid Fishes) and in the world of cutting-edge dance/theatre performance. He’s one of the few artists who manages to combine up-to-the-minute style, fun and underground credibility.
So, what can you expect to find on his eagerly awaited second album, Under a Spell? The sound of Streamer is all about a broad and tasty mix of genres, so there’s a wealth of new sounds to explore and enjoy, like the definitive marriage of country and salsa on the Cowboys And Lesbians, or how about afro jungle flavour funked up with New Orleans horns in Call Of The Wild? Siberian throat singing meets acidic ragga tech on Hunting Song, and an Ennio Morricone-like soundtrack style takes on an 80’s electromeister production on the track Under A Spell.
And then there’s the remixed rock ballad Drunk Song and the tango dub of Advanced Tango Lesson. Elsewhere on Under a Spell you’ll encounter quirky jazz, Bavarian oboes, orchestral disco, big beats - the list goes on. And it all goes into the mix and comes out sounding like no-one else but Streamer. In short, it’s an album you’ve got to hear; one you’ve got to hear to believe. ‘Imaginative’ just doesn’t do it justice.
The sound of Streamer is all about a broad and tasty mix of genres, musical styles are their playthings and they blend them in a fresh and fun way, creating a distinct sound they can call their own. The material from the Under a Spell CD has already been extensively road tested on discerning dancefloors and mixed events in places as far afield as New Zealand, Oman, India, Berlin, Thailand, Vienna, Finland and Spain, and of course in hometown Amsterdam, where Streamer, in the guise of his DJ alter ego DJ Alec Smart, has been spinning top tunes since 1997.
Check out the recent remix work by Streamer.
Kofi Ayivor- Adzagli (ottrobanda records) Streamer & Mps Pilot remixes.
Kasba- Halima (Sahli sound ) Streamer & Mps Pilot remix.
Sani Pitbull-Tribos (bootleg) Streamer remix.
Ot Azoj - Turkish Honga (Chamsa records) Streamer & Mps Pilot remix.
Julian Jacob- Cotonou (Wrasse Records) Streamer remix.
Katie Enlow-Spooky (lenlow) Streamer remix.
Click the image to visit Shepherdspie,
home of Streamer, DJ Alec Smart & Cid Fishes
