Following a widely-acclaimed debut from SOS, this is the second in Ministry of Sound’s new compilation series, Ministry of Sound Club, a collection of DJ mix albums that encapsulates what you’ll find at the world’s most famous nightclub on a Saturday night. The concept for the albums is simple: Mix 1 represents a full-blown DJ set; the other is a mixed disc of the artist’s own productions and remixes.
The right big names continue to make Ministry Of Sound their London home, and as 2010 gathers pace, a new wave of ascendant DJs are making the Box their own. Swedish electronica whiz, Linus Eklow, aka Style Of Eye, is one of them.
As beloved by blogs as he is by Radio 1’s specialist shows, the Swedish producer and DJ doesn’t trade in Scandinavian ‘kookiness’ neither does he harbour a frustrated inner popstar. His early releases on Classic, Dirtybird, and Pickadoll, and current tracks such as ‘Grounded’ and ‘Puss Puss’, have earned him wide appeal, from Annie Mac, Erol Alkan, Crookers, Tiga, and Pete Tong, to Laurent Garnier, Kissy Sellout, and beyond.
Recent remixes for Lily Allen, Miike Snow, Little Boots, Fake Blood, VV Brown, Riton and Primary 1, and Empire Of The Sun, have reiterated that his is a unique talent. At the time of writing his Kid Sister reworking is laying waste to dancefloors worldwide.
Mix 1 includes the tracks, ‘You’, Sissy Nobby’s ‘Lay Me Down’, French Fries’ ‘Senta’, Kissy’s edit of SonicC, A1 Bassline’s ‘8oh8’, Crooker’s feat. Miike Snow’s ‘Remedy’, and many more.
Mix 2 begins with ‘Grounded’, the uniquely psychotic, playful rave-up that combines answer machine messages with a Middle Eastern vocal steal. Next up are seven of Style Of Eye’s remixes, Miike Snow, Moby, Little Boots, and Deepgroove amongst them. New single ‘Puss Puss’ (just released on Ingrosso’s Refune imprint) precedes Kid Sister (‘Daydreaming’), and Fake Blood’s ‘Mars’. To finish, he unleashes the staccato attack that is his own take on VV Brown’s ‘Leave!’, the vocal weaved into an echoing, sinister mantra; it’s a set-closer so sharp it could draw blood.
Mix 1
1. Style Of Eye - You
2. Sissy Nobby - Lay Me Down (Renaissance Man Remix)
3. Andreas Henneberg and Simon - Bolingo Gringo
4. French Fries - Senta
5. SonicC – Stickin (Kissy Sell Out VIP Edit)
6. Nadastrom - Save Us
7. Rene Kuppens - Star Drumz
8. MVSEVM - French Jeans (Style Of Eye Remix)
9. HiJack Vs Santiago & Bushido - Way Back
10. Noisebuilder – Hifreq (Monsieur Monsieur Remix)
11. A1 Bassline - 8oh8
12. SonicC - Saiph
13. Supabeatz Vs Jay Robinson - Rasp
14. Tom Staar - Cannon
15. Baggi Begovic & Rene Amesz – Paso (MastikSoul Mix)
16. Crookers Feat. Miike Snow - Remedy (Riton Rerub)
17. The Ties - We
Mix 2
1. Style Of Eye - Grounded
2. Steve Angello & Laidback Luke Feat. Robin S. - Show Me Love (Style Of Eye Remix)
3. Itch-E & Scratch-E - Other Planets (Style Of Eye Remix)
4. Kenneth Bager Feat. Gisli - Fragment One (...And I Kept Hearing) (Style Of Eye Remix)
5. Deepgroove - Bad Acid (Style Of Eye Remix)
6. Miike Snow – Animal (Style Of Eye Remix)
7. Moby - I Love To Move In Here (Style Of Eye Piano Remix)
8. Little Boots – Remedy (Style Of Eye Remix)
9. Style Of Eye - Puss Puss
10. Kid Sister – Daydreaming (Style Of Eye Remix)
11. Fake Blood – Mars (Style Of Eye’s Edit To Debit)
12. Torben Boswich - I Move On (Style Of Eye Remix)
13. VV Brown - LEAVE! (Style Of Eye Mix)
