We Fly Remixes, by NGAIO

We Fly Remixes

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1.	Objectify (KG remix) 03:04	buy track
2.	Green Eyed Queen (Hagan remix) 05:16	buy track
3.	Blackbird (LR Groove remix) 07:03	buy track
4.	Hail Mary (Boa Kusasa remix) 04:09	buy track

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Ngaio’s 2019 ‘We Fly’ EP (Saffron Records) was the embodiment of her musical, political and spiritual influences. Showcasing a powerhouse vocal range, she delivered an EP oozing with intricate jazz harmonies, African percussion and truth-laden spoken word, that confronts the politics of black bodies, whilst also poetically unravelling her mixed-race identity, in a project housing a lifetime of lived experience for the London born but long-time Bristol resident.

The definition of versatile, Ngaio is equally well known for her bass heavy and high energy DJ sets; whether solo, with her Booty Bass collective, or as part of the extended Durkle Disco family, Ngaio has notched up performances at festivals such as Glastonbury, Boomtown, Strawberries and Creem, Nozstock, NASS, Love Saves The Day, Shambala and Afro Fest, as well as radio appearances on Rinse FM & Flex FM in the past 12 months. This collection of remixes of the original project, sees this side of her sonic identity pushed to the forefront.

Whilst the original EP was a testament to what happens when poignant lyricism meets soulful instrumentals, these remixes are aimed more squarely at the dancefloor, whilst never losing sight of the deep emotional content of Ngaio’s song-writing. KG, coming off the back of a massively productive 2019, flips the trip-hop indebted ‘Objectify’ into something far more upfront, finding a unique sweet spot between RnB and club music. Hagan’s signature West African influenced percussive sound strips ‘Green Eyed Queen’ back into something far more minimal than the jazzy original, whilst retaining a compulsively driven and funky edge . Meanwhile UK Funky originator LR Groove’s remix of the lead single ‘Blackbird’ is a soaring and soulful slice of funky house that serves as the perfect backdrop for Ngaio’s courageous and emotional questioning of historical notions of what it means to be a black woman. Finally, previous Durkle collaborators Boa Kusasa return with a wildly original take on ‘Hail Mary’ - equally indebted to dubstep as UK Funky, whilst also adding a strong Middle Eastern influence.

Given the complex nature of the artist behind these tracks, the ‘We Fly’ remixes are a suitably varied collection. The remixes manage to both complement the original EP, whilst also bringing new life to some of the more original song-writing to come from Bristol’s rich muti-faceted music scene in recent memory; melding Ngaio’s classic jazz vocals with the underground sound that Bristol is so well known for.

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Durkle Disco is a Bristol-based label with bass at its very core. First conceived as a place where grime, garage, hip-hop and dubstep could combine and entwine - with just as much attention paid to the MCs as the producers - the label has since evolved to become a natural home for the new strains of instrumental bass-driven music coming from Bristol’s next unstoppable wave of production talent. ... more

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