The Hype
Chris Brann alter-ego Ptaah reached deep into the far & bizarre depths with the Perfumed Silence LP on the eclec-tronic Street King imprint. Here presented are a collective of remixes from the LP amply titled Remixed Silence. Featuring remixes from several of well respected and up and coming producers. Jazztronik turns out an atypical remix of Cosmic Sun retaining a bit of the 4/4 interrupted by noisy broken percussion. Hes on a whole other trip. Europe's own Gramophonedzie, who are best known for having a previous Beatport and Traxsource #1 tunes with "Why Don't You." Their club mix has fantastic arrangement and overall energy and their Deep Remix has a nice bounce. Italy's Locarini also delivers a heady smooth and energetic interpretation of "The Love In My Life" that's guaranteed to get your brain and body bouncing. Dance Until We Die features the vocals of uncanny Brooklyn no-wavey vixen Tiombe Lockhart. Turning this tune on its ass are remixes from Master at Work Kenny Dope who submits a breaky punchy remix. Art of Tones pushes a really nice minimal affair. Northern Italian star Dance producers Supernova remix "Everything is Naturally Free," and there's so much riding on this mix it's almost impossible to describe, and a superb Edit made by edit-master Danny Krivit, has won over the crowds when he played it at his renowned 718 Sessions parties as well as the legendary Body & SOUL events. UK House producer Spencer Parker is on "Your Soul On Mine" duty adding a bit more acoustic rawness with live-sounding percussion colored by repeated cinematic piano and string jabs while keeping the jazziness intact. Listen and know what we mean. UK-by-way-of-Argentinian producers Silver City who gives "Fade Away" a phenomenal, full on modern Disco feel. "Perfumed Silence" remixed by up and coming Italian producer Francesco Tarantini who's already creating a buzz with his infectious Deep/Tech/Soulful House tracks. "Brown Out"'s break-beat experimental original get a superb re-rub by talented German tech producer Siopis, who's had productions on notable labels like Get Physical, and delivers a deep pumpin' chunker. Super-talented French producer Manoo delivers a straight up 4/4 deep soundscape-y house mix of "Sun's Departure." Quite the masterpiece in its production and arrangement Japanese producer, Kuniyuki, whose Dub of "Tears and Light" brings the song out of the Garden Tea Party and back onto the dance floor. The Cosmic Laws remixed by Mr. Phil Asher of UK Restless Soul providing his signature soul style is the absolute perfect bed for Monday Michiru wondrous vox to lay upon. Though Perfumed Silence is a significant record in laying fresh foundations this remodeled compilation of remixes continues to push forward Ptaah to further depths.
The Credits
1.Cosmic Sun (Jazztronik Remix) / Ptaah
Written by Chris Brann.
Produced, Arranged, Mixed by Chris Brann.
Prophet by Julius Speed.
Remixed by Ryota Nozaki (Jazztronik).
Beats, Programming & All Other Instruments by Ryota Nozaki.
Mixed by Ryota Nozaki.
Ryota Nozaki < Jazztronik > Appears by the Courtesy of Knife Edge / PONY CANYON INC.
Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2009 Street King
2.This Is My Imaginary (Gramophonedzie Deep Remix) / Ptaah
Written & Produced by Chris Brann for Wamdue Music, Atlanta.
Remixed by Gramophonedzie.
A&R: Hoshiko Oki for King Street Sounds.
Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2011 Street King
3.The Love In My Life (Locarini Remix) / Ptaah
Written & Produced by Chris Brann.
Keyboards / Programming: Chris Brann.
Remixed by Locarini
Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2011/2012 Street King
4.Dance Until We Die (Kenny Dope Remix) / Ptaah feat. Tiombe Lockhart
Written by Chris Brann / Tiombe Lockhart.
Produced by Chris Brann for Wamdue Music, Atlanta.
Vocals by Tiombe Lockhart.
Background Vocal by Sky Hy.
Remixed by KENNY DOPE @ Kay-Dee Studios, N.J.
Bass by James Preston.
Recording Engineer: Yas Inoue.
Mix Engineer: Dave Darlington
Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / Trouble T Music (SESAC)
King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2009 Street King
5.Everything Is Naturally Free (Supernova Remix) / P'taah
Written by Chris Brann.
Produced, Mixed by Chris Brann for Wamdue Music, Atlanta
Remixed & Additional Production by Supernova (Emijay & G.o.d.i.) @ Supernova Studios between Milan & Florence.
www.supernovamusic.eu
www.myspace.com/supernovaitaly
Mastered by Greg Vaughn for The Spot Mastering, Brooklyn (Track#1 & #3).
Mastered by Supernova (Track#2).
Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2009 Street King
6.Your Soul On Mine (Spencer Parker's A Gun For Hire Remix) / P'taah
Written, Produced by Chris Brann.
Remixed by Spencer Parker.
Mastered by Greg Vaughn for The Spot Mastering, Brooklyn.
Photographer: Alex Martinez
Performance Artist: Shana Robbins
Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2010 Street King
7. "Fade Away" (Silver City Remix) / Ptaah feat. Tiombe Lockhart
Written by Tiombe Lockhart, Chris Brann.
Vocals: Tiombe Lockhart.
Remixed by Silver City.
Trouble T Music (SESAC) / Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
Mastered by Greg Vaughn for The Spot Mastering, Brooklyn.
Photographer: Alex Martinez
Performance Artist: Shana Robbins
P&C 2010 Street King
8. "Perfumed Silence" (Francesco Tarantini re-work) / P'taah
Written by Kebbi Williams, Chris Brann.
Remixed by Francesco Tarantini.
Kebbi Williams Music (ASCAP) / Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2011/2012 Street King
9. "Brown Out" (Siopis Remix) / P'taah
Written & Produced by Chris Brann.
Rhodes Solo: Julius Speed.
Remix by Siopis
Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2011/2012 Street King
10. Sun's Departure (Manoo Remix) / Ptaah
Written by John Camp / Chris Brann.
Produced, Arranged by Chris Brann.
Sax by Kebbi Williams.
Sax, Flute by Dave Bass.
Vocal by Chris Brann, Julius Speed.
Sample Interpolation by Karl Injex.
Remixed by Manoo.
Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
/ Hobgoble Music (BMI) / Nite Beat (BMI)
P&C 2009 Street King
11.Tears And Light (Kuniyuki Dub) / Ptaah feat. Miho Hatori
Written by Miho Hatori, John Camp, Chris Brann.
Vocals: Miho Hatori.
Remix and Programming by Kuniyuki Takahashi.
Violin and Soprano Sax by Yuka Kitamura.
Fruits of The Rhythm Publishing (BMI) / Hobgoble Music (BMI)
/ Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / Nite Beat (BMI) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2011 Street King
12. The Cosmic Laws (Phil Asher restless soul Vocal) / Ptaah feat. Monday Michiru
Written by Monday Michiru, Chris Brann.
Vocals: Monday Michiru.
Remixed & Arranged by Phil Asher for Restless Soul Productions.
Keys & Piano by Mark de Clive-Lowe.
Drum%u2019s & Percussion by Phil Asher.
Mixed by Toni Economides in a Wooden Box with a smile on his face.
Sipiaguine (ASCAP) / Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2011 Street King
13.Everything Is Naturally Free (A Danny Krivit Edit) / P%u2019taah
Written, Produced by Chris Brann.
Mixed by Chris Brann for Wamdue Music, Atlanta.
Re-Edited by Danny Krivit.
Additional Engineering by Shuichi Morita.
Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2010 Street King
14. "Dance Until We Die%u201D (Art Of Tones Remix) / Ptaah feat. Tiombe Lockhart
Written by Chris Brann / Tiombe Lockhart.
Produced by Chris Brann for Wamdue Music, Atlanta.
Vocals by Tiombe Lockhart.
Background Vocal by Sky Hy.
Additional Production & Remix by Ludovic Llorca.
Mixed @ Pelleport, 20eme, Paris.
Wamdue Music (ASCAP) / Trouble T Music (SESAC)
King Grooves (ASCAP)
P&C 2009 Street King