Sydenham, Jerome Trans Afro Express (Remixes) Rekids vinyl record Big Sale

Deep House / Minimal Techno Sampling Krafwerk – The entrancing tribal house groove of Jerome Sydenham, Fatima Njai’s and percussionist Mario Punchard’s Kraftwerk channeling ‘Trans Afro Express’ is one of this year’s biggest tracks for Rekids, which now receives a series of impressive reworks by the biggest names on the scene. Running Back’s Gerd Janson delivers a sunny and blissful rework in his signature neon-lit disco style on the A side of the disc. Over on the flip, it’s over to the master of minimalism – none other than Ricardo Villalobos – who takes the track deep into the afterhours with his heady makeover delivered in his idiosyncratic style.
Following Sydenham, Njai and Punchard’s fresh take on Kraftwerk’s classic earlier this year, which picked up support from the likes of Optimo, India Jordan, DJ Bone, and more, Radio Slave recruits a pair of all-star remixers in Ricardo Villalobos and Gerd Janson to deliver a scintillating set of interpretations for his Rekids imprint.
Running Back’s Gerd Janson injects slap bass, funk-laden guitars, and twinkling synths over the original’s vocals for the ‘Dance’ mix, followed by a stripped-back instrumental version to kick off the A side. On the flip, Villalobos delivers a typically trippy affair, bringing constantly evolving strokes of modular mayhem and zapping percussion for over ten minutes, nervously settling into a chugging and deeply satisfying halftime groove.