www.billieraymartin.com - Mijk Van Dijk: "Just when I rediscovered all the beauty of Electribe 101, here's Billie Ray Martin once again delivering more of the good stuff. The originals are classic by nature, best fit for my set however is the Snuff Crew Remix. Maybe their best work to date. Full support!" - Rob Mello: "Loving all the mixes, can't chose which one to play." - Chris Duckenfield: "Luke's BRM Dubs have gone straight to my pick of the pops." - Kim Ann Foxman (Hercules and Love Affair): "Fantasy girl remix is sooooo goooooood! I love it!" Die Zusammenarbeit von Billie Ray Martin and Hard Ton ist ein Doppeltreffer sondergleichen. Ihre gemeinsame Liebe fuer old-school Chicago and Detroit House and Techno brachte sie zusammen mit dem Ziel Tribut zu zollen und gleichzeitig etwas zukunftsgerichtetes zu schaffen. Die Billie/Hard Ton Komposition “Sold Life” und die cover Version von Pierre's Pfantasy Club's Klassiker “Fantasy Girl” zeigen Hard Ton bei dem was sie am besten koennen - klassiche House-Musik machen. Fuer Billie Ray Martin ist es ebenfalls eine vorwärts gerichtete Rückreise in ihre House-Anfaenge und eine liebevolles nicken in Richtung ihrer berühmten Electribe 101 Wurzeln. Hard Ton's Max fuegt seine Sylvester-Style Vocals mit Zurückhaltung und Stil hinzu. Der Remix von “Fantasy Girl” von Snuff Crew mit seinem anthemischen Piano-Vibe bring den Song auf ein noch höheres Dancefloor-Plateau. Luke Solomon's Mixe von “Sold life” fügen experimentellere Elemente hinzu, und sind dennoch Floor-Slammers. Billie Ray Martin und Hard Ton: Mehr Diva als Crawford und Davis in einem Packet. Tracklist: Sold Life (original version) Fantasy Girl (original version) Fantasy Girl - Snuff Crew Remix Fantasy Girl - Snuff Crew Instrumental Sold live - Luke Solomon Remix Sold Life - Luke Solomon Work My Nerve Dub Sold Life - Luke Solomon Sold Dub Note to Editors: Dubbed the 'queen of electronic soul', Billie Ray Martin first came to prominence leading the acclaimed deep house act Electribe 101, her unique voice hitting both the house scene and the charts with a strong infusion of soul. Electribe 101 scored a brace of hits including the classic 'Talking With Myself' before Billie departed to continue exploring fusions of electronic music, pop and soul. After releasing the thoroughly scary 'Persuasion' with Spooky and the monumentally beautiful 'Four Ambient Tales' with The Grid, Billie found herself with a worldwide number 1 in 'Your Loving Arms'; now considered one of the all-time classics of dance music. Three more hits and the album 'Deadline for My Memories' followed. Since then Billie has worked with Ann Peebles, Carla Thomas and members of Aretha Franklin's band on her album '18 Carat Garbage', and has continued to release cutting edge electronic productions, including hit collaborations with DJ Hell and Slam and solo releases such as 2008's 'Undisco Me' which hit the top spots in the UK and US dance charts. Billie's epic 'Crackdown Project' released in 2010, featuring her takes on the Cabaret Voltaire classic album 'The Crackdown', reinforced her unique position as an artist who appeals to the both the uber-cool Flux Magazine, Wound and The Wire as well as the pop mainstream achieving 'Song of the Day' status at Popjustice. 15,000 downloads in a matter of days, plus overwhelming press and DJ feedback confirmed her vision. While Billie is currently working on a new solo album, her project The Opiates with musician Robert Solheim (dubbed 'the Carpenters of electro' by the press) will release their album 'Hollywood Under The Knife' in Spring 2011. Featuring artwork by Turner-prize winner Wolfgang Tillmans, who has photographed Billie twice before and nominated her as one of the 25 most influential women in i-D Magazine. Her current single 'Sweet Suburban Disco' is gathering momentum on dancefloors and airwaves across the globe, with special radio attention in the UK. Released on 28th March with mixes by Vince Clarke of Yazoo fame amongst other dancefloor greats, it's giving a taste of things to come. She continues to run her record label, Disco Activisto, in Berlin and DJs around the world with growing success.