Recently English born Vienna based artist/DJ/Producer Cassy (Cassy Britton), as part of her ongoing collaborations series for her label Kwench Records, sought out the considerable knowledge and skills of renowned Philadelphia based electronic music luminary Pete Moss. Together they delivered the super aware first instalment of a two part EP, You Gotta Know Part 1 released late last month. It features the title track and a remix by legendary New York based Chicago House aficionado Ron Trent. You Gotta Know Part 2 is out in June and will feature two more originals, both of which will be remixed by English producer Marquis Hawkes.
The sensual and reflectively confident ‘You Gotta Know’ sees the unique house and techno signatures of both artists go deep with Britton’s minimalist and poly-rhythmic strengths blending seamlessly to create a definite synergy with Moss’s inexorable and hypnotically dense house motifs. The synth riff does not change once in form but with blended rhythms, layered atmospherics and echoed vocal samples swirling around it changing the emphasis it given there’s little time to notice. Once you realise, the track is already over. Cassy had this to say on working with Moss;
“Most will know Pete Moss from his releases in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s on Josh Wink’s label, Ovum. His track “Softshoe” is up there as one of my all-time favourite tracks to play. He’s a killer producer and I’ ve wanted him onboard with Kwench from the beginning. To have him in the studio and find us buzzing on the same wavelength in terms of creativity was a fantastic feeling,”
The inventive Ron Trent remix which extends out to over ten minutes renders the aforementioned synth signature virtually unrecognisable in sound and form replacing its emphasis with a recurring guitar motif and a classic array of flowing keyboard exchanges. Cassy herself was that impressed she called it “one of the best (remixes) I´ve heard for a long time.”
It’s the fourth release in total by the former Panorama Bar resident on Kwench and the third straight collaboration. The first was the rollicking Please Me EP with Toronto underground house producer Demuir while the second Bondebeats featured here, saw her team with Swedish producer Art Alfie, the result of which we featured earlier this year here. They are just the start of a slew of forthcoming collaborative releases planned on Kwench by Cassy and we await with anticipation to see who she connects with next.
You Gotta Know Part I is out on Kwench Records and available on vinyl here. Part 2 surfaces on June 11. Pre-order that here.
Full Tracklist – You Gotta Know – Parts 1 & 2
Part 1
A. You Gotta Know (Original Mix)
B. You Gotta Know (Ron Trent Remix)
Part 2
A1. I Want To
A2. You Said (Marquis Hawkes Remix)
B1. You Said
B2. I Want You (Marquis Hawkes Remix)
You Gotta Know
Cassy x Pete Moss (ENG/USA)
From the EP, ‘You Gotta Know Part 1’, Kwench Records.
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You Gotta Know (Ron Trent Remix)
Cassy x Pete Moss (ENG/USA)
From the EP, ‘You Gotta Know Part 1’, Kwench Records.
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