‘Chicago’ by jozif remains one of the most captivating tracks of the year. Instantly catchy, deep, nostalgic and yet utterly distinctive.
Lucky for us then that this jozif chap is so keen on handing out freebies. And, in case you hadn’t noticed, disco edits of pop songs seem to be all the rage right now. As such, jozif gives a light tweaking to Chromatics, Bat For Lashes and The Beatles (each of these edits appeared on jozif’s recent acclaimed Resident Advisor mix):
jozif takes the emotive opening strings of The Beatles’ ‘Eleanor Rigby’ and loops them into a dramatic, brooding piece of disco-tech, a slow moody builder, pierced by heavy analogue electro stabs:
His take on the Chromatics’ cover of Kate Bush has only a few subtle tweaks: a thickening of the gushing of strings, plus a simple slapping kick, à la Soul Clap. It more than does the trick:
jozif – Running Up That Hill (jozif String Version)
Distant, blinking high-ends come on like a Lee Foss production, whilst compressed snares runs the course on this rework of Bat For Lashes:
