Ubiquitous English brother-producer duo Disclosure recently announced their forthcoming September 25-release second album Caracal which is named after a rad looking medium-sized wild cat also called the African lynx. Featuring the brilliantly seasoned vocal chops of American jazz-singer and songwriter Gregory Porter, Caracals’s first single “Holding On” (out as a preview) has given way to quite a few remixes since its January release, some of which are rather excellent. Last month we featured Gus Pirelli’s amazing disco-fringed remix of “Holding On” and in April we covered Bristol-based superproducer Julio Bashmore’s awesome Sam Drew-featured funk remix of the track (which is the lead single to Julio’s soon-to-release solo “Knockin’ Boots” EP). On July 1st London producer Melé dropped a heavy-percussion tropical-beat-centric experimental-vibe house spin on the track and this week Julio Bashmore follows up with another vastly-different makeover of “Holding On” which he dubbed the ‘Elevated Mix’ for its relentlessly rising slow-escalating synth-line. We love the intense and moody bass-laden synth-driven club-charmer twist from Julio, who creatively contrasts the original track’s beautifully seductive sultry tone with his own world-music style vocals and intense elevating synth to create a cosmic and ethereal soul-inspired deep-house dance trance vibe that we totally dig. Very well done Julio Bashmore! Superb track. Reviewed By Erin Shay.
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