Raffertie’s Sikkk Re-edit
It’s hard to believe that it has been 3 whole years since fidget house was bestowed upon us and “This is Sick” by Solid Groove aka Switch aka Dave Taylor (all the same guy), first came out. When I first heard this track, it was an immediate uproar inside my head. With an infectious bassline, lots of cut outs, ghost like samples, and the vocal sample “This is Sick” taken from Janet Jackson’s “All Nite (Don’t Stop)”, this track was destined for serious anthem status.
Fast forward, 2008, “This is Sick” is still working it out on the dancefloor, tweaked and twisted by some speed (no, not the drug) loving Dj’s such as Sweden’s Yeah! Woho! and Birmingham’s Raffertie. We’ve mentioned this bassline commander on 2 occasions, At the Speed of Rafferie, Raffertie’s NLLR Mix and this is definitely not the last mention!! (If you’ve missed either, go to them now for Raffertie’s mixes and remixes!) He’s sped up Yeah! Woho!’s remix of “This is Sick”, dropped a Sarah Saville vocal in and chopped it up. Love the speed.
Within the past few months Raffertie has played alongside the likes of Dexplicit, Pirate Soundsystem, Tomb Crew, (heavyyyyy bassss) OneMan and Cadgedbaby. And as of recent, became a resident of London based night, Hold Tight, the next of which will be held on the 26th of April ‘08. (check the lineup above) He has also just completed a promotional mix for local Birmingham promoters Bigger Than Barry. So basically, big things are happening for Benjamin aka Raffertie!! Oh and huge thanks for the special re-edit Ben! x
Solid Groove - This Is Sick (Yeah! Woho! Remix) (Raffertie’s Wideboy Edit)
that is sick.
Comment by onewordfish — April 9, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
Utter crap… a febble attemp at bringin decent fidget house to the masses of bassline house/speed garage numpties in birmingham.
Comment by Timp — May 23, 2008 @ 8:44 am
Feeble. I think the ‘attempt’ went over huge and worked in his favor!
Comment by Lovestar — May 25, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
[...] a fistfull of bottom heavy, wobblers. We’ve written about this kid a couple of times now (here, here and here) and he seems to be be getting better each time. “Stompin Ground” is my [...]
Pingback by TRASH MENAGERIE |Rafferties at it again — June 1, 2008 @ 1:53 pm
load of bollocks, he’smurdered the original track
Comment by wtf — July 13, 2008 @ 4:46 pm