Impressive Collective, BBE Music and Mark de Clive-Lowe present - Remixes & Reimaginations
World renowned for decades, Mark de Clive-Lowe is the New Zealand-born, Tokyo based pianist, composer, and producer recognized as a pioneer in nu-jazz, broken beat, and electronic music. In contrast to his previous release on Impressive Collective, the contemplative solo project ‘past, present - tone poems across time’, this collection draws together MdCL’s extraordinary reinterpretations of other artists work. As he explains, ‘Remixing has always meant more to me than just rearranging stems - it's about uncovering a new reality inside the music’.
From the uplifting gospel-house of Close Counters’ 'I’ll Be There For You' recontextualized for the broken beat dancefloor, to We Are KING's timelessly angelic tones on ‘Supernatural', Omar's 'This is Not A Love Song’ reimagined almost 30 years later, and the politically- charged tones of Anthony Josephs’ 'Maka Dimweh’, every remix has been forged with the progressive dance floor in mind while still considering the deep listener - all in service to the original artist's essence.
“I'm grateful to every artist who's invited me to dive into their work, to deconstruct it and reimagine it with love, curiosity and respect.This compilation isn't just a retrospective, it's a celebration of the remix as art form.”