Mohawk - My Deepest Darkest Secret (Subversive Records) MOHAWK: MY DEEPEST DARKEST SECRET 1. Original mix 2. Paul Lancaster mix Release Date: 16th October 2005 Distributed through Amato Over the past 12 months, Newcastle-based production duo Mo Volans and Dan McKie (aka Openair), have been making a name for themselves with their peak-time electro house productions and remixes for labels including Ovenready, Loaded, Angel Reef, System Recordings, Minimal and All Around The World appearing in DJ charts all over the place. ‘My Deepest Darkest Secret’ is Mo’s first solo production under his new MoHawk moniker and what a little belter it is, fusing his trademark big room electro sound with just the right amount of tribal & progressive to devastating effect. For the remix, Fragile Recordings head honcho Paul Lancaster takes things even deeper with a more tech-influenced house cut for those who like things on a more minimal tip. With forthcoming remixes and productions licensed to Ministry Of Sound, Pacha, Minimal, Baroque and a whole host of other labels, expect to hear a lot more from MoHawk in the next few months. For now, check out these two exclusive mixes that are already causing serious damage on dancefloors across the world from Washington, UK to Washington DC! ;o) For more information on MoHawk please visit www.clubfragile.com DJ Support Stu Hirst (Harlem / Subversive) Kingkade (Minimal Records) Pillavin & Zimbardo (Distraekt) Dave Begg (A51 DJs) Moose (Oven Ready) Moshic – ‘My Deepest Darkest Secret for sure! Dark and kicking in the way I like it...keep the underground’! Moose (Oven Ready) – “cheers for the CD - been playing the original mix out for a few months now. Mo gave me a copy a while back...will start charting it now - it's wicked!” Dan Welton (Foot Therapy) – “Thanks for the marvellous new MoHawk track, I like it so much...Electro house at it’s best. I played it last weekend and the crowd went totally crazy on it (what a bassline, it rocks)! Quality groovy stuff guys and a wicked remix perfect for the after-hours gigs too.” Alessandro Russo (Stereonova) - Nice mixes! Cool electro prog, love the original mix. Will definitely chart! David Oldfield (CP Recordings) - Guys. Thanks very much for the promo cd.. what can i say..thought the Original Mix was quite tasty.. but not being biased - Paul's mix is a fuckin killer.. love it to bits.. bassline chuggs like a bitch.. great to mix.. cheeky samples.. amazing..nice work! good luck with the release! Keith McDonnell (Baroque Records) - Love the track been playing for months. Tight & chunky production as usual from big Mo! Marc Roberts (Forward Reverse) - Like this mate. Played Paul's mix last night and it worked well. Nice groove, staccato bass and quirky little stabs. Will add it to my chart list on Monday. Derek Conyer (Stereo / Shinichi / Music For Freaks) - 1.Original mix...hypnotic from the first step...Sexy seductive Electro House.... Getz the Juices running.... High energy on this 1!!!! Great for setting the tone for the evening..Really feeling this. 2. Paul Lancaster remix...Just what the doctor ordered!!!...As If the cake needed icing....Adds a little more Funk on it without taking away from the original filling....Love them Both!!! ‘G’ (Tango/Hungary) - Hi there, I received the Mohawk stuff. Thank you guys. Like Paul Lancaster's mix. Dirty techy stuff with acid. Nice work. Paul Bowen (Riff Raff / Intense Promotions) - Really impressive, both mixes are wicked!!!! Played them out tonight and they went down a storm. Definitely a floor filler and will be getting al lot more plays from me. ;o) Paul Prior (Collective-Music, Dublin) - Real nice release man, and as usual an excellent remix from Paul Lancaster. DJ Kurtis (Sacramento, USA) - Thankyou very much for keeping me in mind when sending out the promos. Very much appreciated. Nice work, this is the shit, both mixes are kick ass, but Paul’s mix is really groovin', nice and gritty, kind of dirty and techy…and then the acid line comes in nice and smooth. I especially like the sparse use of the vocal line on Paul's remix. Cant wait to drop this one. Keep up the good work. Damien Chicken (Channel 4) - Many thanks for the Mohawk track. Really like it, both mixes are solid, original has peaktime feel and nice big analogue sounds, and Paul's mix working the bass and stripping it down to a more techy affair (love the acid bit 3/4 through)...Much appreciated guys! Chris Jones (NWN, Australia) - Hey Paul, surprised and chuffed to receive a promo of ‘My Deepest Darkest Secret’. Thanks very much indeed. Cracking track and a superb wobbly remix. Congrats. All the best Chris. Nick Rodger (Twisted Logic, UK) - thanks for sending me the Mohawk track. Loving both mixes. Paul’s mix is more my style. Will be using it for sure and it will be hammered as always! Recent Press / Reviews M8 Mag / Dave Begg (M7/M8) - "Paul Lancaster is no stranger to these pages with his deep, twisted house sound and it’s a welcome return for this track, licensed to Subversive Records from his Fragile label. First up is the debut release from MoHawk, better known under their OpenAir guise. The lads deliver a stonking, electro-tinged proghouse number, real peak-time stuff! Flip for the Paul Lancaster’s remix, a tougher techy interpretation with cheeky hypnotic synth stabs and sweeping melodies. Excellent stuff yet again from Subversive, which is going through a bit of a resurgence of late following recent releases from Our House (Stu Hirst) and Steve Lawler. IDJ Magazine / Pillavin & Zimbardo – ‘the Original mix fuses big room electro sounds with tribal and progressive elements, and for remix duties Fragile Recordings Paul Lancaster delivers a more minimal number with quality grooves making this another hot one”. Chris Sterio (Source Of Gravity) - Subversive Records is a label now based in Newcastle, UK and I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this release. The original is in a progressive electro style, raw and pumping with some rugged basslines and vocal samples thrown in for good effect. Those features compliment tight drums and hats to produce a track tight in the mix, as well as having a solid effect on the dancefloor. www.djsinbox.com Paul Prior (Collective-Music, Dublin) - Mohawk is Mo Volans (one half of production duo OpenAir) whose productions have been causing a stir in the proverbial pot for sometime now. Under this new guise Mo returns with a dark, grooving, filtered, pulsating, driven house number in the form of "My Deepest Darkest Secret" on the mighty Subversive Records. www.Beatfactor.net The original mix…has an electro inspired baseline that grooves like a like a sharp knife on melted butter. A thick layered soundtrack compliments this encapsulating tribal drums, a filtered synth and a stabbed vocal "You like that", we certainly do! On remix duty is a man that need no introduction, fast becoming the king of dirty grooves, Fragile Recordings head honcho Paul Lancaster, strips the beats to a bouncing 4 to floor with a snare. The vocal is cut to add an extra layer of looped gratification while welcome additions include a deeper underlying bass and arpeggiated melody line. This is one for the more dubbed lovers out there and completes a strong release from a label that is on the up again. Radio Support Miguel Pellitero - The Art Of Sedition (Ministry Of Sound FM)
