Capracara / King Of The Witches

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The man behind the name Capracara is Englishman Jonathan Burnip, who has released two acid-drenched singles on the UK label Soul Jazz and remixed for the likes of Matt Edward's Rekids label and Kill The DJ. He also remixes as one half of Tiger Timing and has contributed to the esoteric disco label History Clock. His latest project is Churchill's Leopards with Joel Martin of Quiet Village.  "King of the Witches" takes its cues from the psychotronic, primitive electronics of early house music and ancestral rhythms of heathen drum machines. Chock-full of primitive sounds and wonky leftfield quirkiness, the song is geared for the headz and the headphones and is so uniquely catchy and bouncy, it sounds more Jean-Jacques Perry than Jacque Lu Cont.  The remix comes courtesy of NYC legends Rub 'n' Tug (Thomas Bullock and Eric Duncan), who create what will inevitably be one of the remixes of 2009--and no, it is not too early to make that statement. They flip the track into something sinister and ever-growing--a dark loopy anthemic interpretation that does nothing but help cement their status as one of the most creative and exciting remixers and musicians working today.

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