We speak to Jamie Jones, Dimitri from Paris and Aeroplane ahead of the release of their contributions to the Storm Queen ‘Look Right Through’ remix package.
Having produced some of the most memorable dance records of all time as Metro Area, Morgan Geist’s new alias as Storm Queen looks equally set to rival these glowing achievements, and for a record as well loved as ‘Look Right Through’ you need a remix package to do it justice. Step forward Jamie Jones, Dimitri From Paris & Aeroplane, who offer up their interpretations of the debut Storm Queen record.
“Morgan Geist has influenced more than a generation of electronic music lovers” say Jones of Giest’s influence on the scene. “Hearing the Metro Area stuff for the first time over a decade ago was one of the most memorable and inspiring moments for me as a music lover and aspiring producer.
“The remix was a real challenge” he continues “the vocal is very distinctive and powerful, but also the lyrics are quite sad, so it was not an easy task to decide what to do with them. In the end I did something simple that I felt would work well in my DJ sets.”
Storm Queen - Look Right Through (Jamie Jones Remix) by Defected Records
Widely regarded as one of the best house and disco DJs on the scene, Dimitri From Paris’s Erodiscomix takes things on an old school Chicago house tip, with a twist of disco keys thrown in for good measure.
Storm Queen - Look Right Through (Dimitri From Paris Erodiscomix) by Defected Records
“I think Morgan Geist (with Darshan Jesrani as Metro Area) really helped establish on a global scale the synth Disco sound among the House crowd and beyond in the 00s, something that is now widely accepted as ‘Nu-Disco’” he says. “Credit has also got to go to the original 90s pioneers, most notably DJ Harvey, The Idjut Boys and Danny Wang.
“In terms of the remix then yes, it is always difficult to tackle something that has a bit of a cult following. I usually stick on overhauling the original production when I do a remix, but in this case it didn't need any! So I set to venture into a different interpretation. The beautiful vocal had tones of old school Chicago House and that became the starting point of my version, blending some of the intricate original synth parts with new, clonky, House piano patterns.”
Storm Queen - Look Right Through (Aeroplane Remix) by Defected Records
Aeroplane’s Vito De Luca also took the original in a completely new direction. “I tried to do something completely different, as the original was perfect and didn't need anything” he says of his interpretation. “So I stripped it down to dry vocals, and simple disco production to let the vocal take the whole space, as I thought the vocal performance was essential to the track.”
Look Right Through (Part 1) is out 1st February – listen & pre-order
