The first installment of what I’m sure will be a semi-regular affair, “Song of The Week”
This week the song that has tickled me in some particular way or just got stuck in my head is:
Meck Ft. Dino – Feels Like Home
You may not know the name but you surely heard his tune, ‘Thunder in my Heart’ at some point last year. ‘Feels Like Home’ has got a great pace with sweeping vocals by Dino Lenny but mostly it’s the nostalgia I love. The lyrics are nostalgic and if you grew up like me listening to any dance music you could get your hands on you remember the “unmistakable riff” of Felix – ‘Don’t You Want Me’.
Is this another example of modern music cannibalizing the past in this strange era of 80’s and 90’s retro hip? Sure. But Felix’s track is hardly a sacred cow and they did it respectfully. Furthermore it speaks to my generation so I’ll give more latitude!
Also check out Meck’s remix of The Ghosts‘ ‘The World is Outside‘.
You can check them out on his myspace page.
The name MECK has been everywhere of late thanks to the UK number 1 smash hit single Thunder In My Heart Again. The record gained the support of among others Radio 1s Pete Tong, who went on to play it for 10 consecutive weeks and made it his Essential New Tune.
2007: How do you follow up the only dance record to be the UK ..1 for 2 weeks in 2006? Well, for Meck it wasn’t about resting on his laurels and going down the same musical path again. ‘Feels Like Home’ utilises the classic, unmistakable riff from Felix’s ‘Don’t You Want Me’ but is light years away from what you maybe expecting. With vocals written & sung by the much-underrated Dino (known to most of you as the talented Dino Lenny) and road tested by Meck on his extensive dj travels around the world, this is a true club monster.
Dino – the Italian based producer, known by more aliases than a criminal overlord – Lenny’s more verbally twisted alter-ego and contained the Pete Tong championed ‘Call Me’ which become one of free2air’s most downloaded tracks ever in the UK, spawned a Top Ten hit in Italy and further recognition of his talent worldwide.
The duo have actually known each other for over 12 years, dating back to when Dino gate crashed one of Craig’s studio sessions, where he was finishing a remix. “He literally came in and said ‘I heard what you were doing through the door and think you can do it better if you listen to me’. I was like who’s this cocky bastard!” remembers Craig.
From that point on a strong bond was forged, with Craig running Dino’s ‘Age One’ label before being snapped up to work for Ministry of Sound imprint Incentive and then leaving to set up free2air in 2003.
So Meck and Dino come full circle, providing a refreshing, sophisticated collaboration – which results in the catchy, hypnotic, euphoric anthem ‘Feels Like Home’. With remixes from TV ROCK vs Dirty South/Redanka/Marco V and described as ‘Faithless Meets Kasabian’ this is already planting an early marker as one of biggest club records of 2007.
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