The Magik Touch
19 April 2008
Magik Johnson - Bushman (Club Mix)I may be well travelled but when I think of New Zealand, I unfortunately think of two things: sheep and Lord of the Rings. Luckily, Auckland producer Magik Johnson has done much in the way of improving my perceptions of the geographically isolated country (and you thought Australia was exotic) with a career that spans over a decade and a pretty impressive resume to boot: Magik, among other feats and accomplishments, actually had a residency at the Hacienda from 1993-1997 during the whole acid house craze.
The East West Connection 12" is currently out on UK tech-house label Underwater Records, also home to a handful of releases by Tom Deluxe. Call me crazy but do I hear a little bit of Fedde Le Grand's "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" in there? Affirm or negate.
The record features remixes of "Bushman" by Irish producer Arveene as well as Italy's own Crookers, the latter of which, at the risk of sounding terribly rude, has a tendency to be a one-trick pony. I'd stick with the club mix in all of its colorful, floor-thumping glory.
Posted by La Decadanse @ 00:07 |
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5 Comments:
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At 7:21 AM EDT,
drew said...
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is this the same mr johnson that relaesed on the uber cool british label nrk
if so he either remixed or produced a track called roller girl, i think it was the latter but this track is pure class if yiu into this man sound def chechk that track out
that is of course i am thinking of the right guy
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At 1:42 PM EDT,
Mary Ann said...
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i read that he produced rollergirl and it was on nrk sound division. i haven't heard it yet but thanks for the tip!
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At 11:29 AM EDT,
said...
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He can never have been a dj at hacienda as it was shut well before 1993
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At 12:12 AM EDT,
Mary Ann said...
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the hacienda was open until 1997 so sayeth wikipedia and multiple other sources.
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At 6:22 AM EDT,
Stephanie said...
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www.magikjohnson.com
