News added 26th August 2007  Will Saul presents ‘Simple Sounds’, a double CD that serves as an insight into where both of his distinctive labels stand in 2007, five years after Simple’s creation. Will has gained an admirable reputation over the last few years as not only a show-stealing DJ, but also a talented A&R and producer. His previous albums for the label include ‘Simple One’, the first label compilation that elegantly encapsulated the sound of Simple, and his critically acclaimed debut album ‘Space Between’, a soulful and melodic journey geared towards home listening rather than the dancefloor. He is resident at The End in London and Weekend in Berlin, and most recently has remixed for Freerange, Initial Cuts, Fresh Meat and Phonique’s summer anthem ‘Bang’ on Dessous. Acting as A&R, artist and DJ for the project, his intention is to blur the distinction between the traditional artist LP and DJ mix. Will contributes new and exclusive tracks, selects remixers to work on some of his older material and sequences a mix that captures the sound of both of his labels, Simple and Aus.
CD 1 exhibits Will as an artist and A&R. Influential artists such as Partial Arts, Gui Boratto, 2020Soundsystem and Wahoo (Dixon from Innervisions) are invited to reinterpret tracks from the catalogue and Will has produced four new tracks for the project. On CD 2, contrast brings definition, and this mix serves to make it clear that Aus is the organic to Simple’s electronic; two polar opposites seamlessly reconciled by Will’s careful track sequencing – a fitting reflection of his successful running of both labels. Warm, spacious, immersive and with loose traces of disco, soon the groove gets jacked and moves from Aus, closer to Simple territory.
Further to the CD, 3 vinyl EPs will be released over the Autumn with the exclusive tracks and remixes commissioned for Simple Sounds plus a ‘vinyl only’ Putsch 79 rework of ‘Speak & Spell’. The Simple Sounds tour commences at the end of the summer – heading first to Bestival then on to Brazil and back across Europe visiting Sankeys, Basics, Watergate and a host of other great spots all the way to Russia.
‘Simple Sounds‘ comes out on 15th October on Simple Records Tracklisting
CD1
3000 AD - Will Saul (exclusive)
Kitt - Will Saul (exclusive)
Hug The Scary (Partial Arts Remake) - Will Saul (Aus Music, 2007)
Mbira (Wahoo Remix) - Will Saul (exclusive)
Sequential Circus (Sideshow Dub) - Will Saul (exclusive)
Cubrika - Will Saul (exclusive)
Out There... - Will Saul (exclusive)
Sequential Circus (Gui Boratto Remix) - Will Saul (exclusive)
Motion Sickness (Will Saul Remix) – Chicken Lips (exclusive)
Pause (2020Soundsystem Remix) - Will Saul (exclusive)
CD 2
Butterflies & Zebras - My My (Aus Music, 2006)
There Comes A Time - Lee Jones (Aus Music, 2006)
Philly Soundworks - Sideshow (Aus Music, 2006)
African Cheri - Sideshow (Aus Music, 2007)
What I Play (Spirit Catcher Remix) - Phonique (Simple Records, 2006)
Galactica (Jimpster Remix) - Tam Cooper (Simple Records, 2007)
Polly 800 (Phonique Remix) - Precision Cuts (Simple Records, 2005)
Scary Biscuits (John Tejada Remix) - Sideshow (Simple Records, 2006)
The Slide (Mathew Jonson Remix) - Sideshow (Simple Records, 2004)
It's So...(Will Saul Remix) - Content (Simple Records, 2006)
Welcome To Zion (Sebo k & Metro Remix) - King Roc (Simple Records, 2006)
Kazan (Exit Cube) - Motorcitysoul (Aus Music, 2007)
Sunburst (Alexkid Remix) - Marc Romboy (Simple Records, 2007)  Comments[0]
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