Not long after debuting his first original track, “Richard Simmons,” D.C. artist to watch Julius Jetson has for us a menagerie of remixes from a trio of heavy hitters working in the the independent underground dance music community.
The original, which was a G-house novelty that managed to combine layered, massive bass with slick tongue-in-cheek attitude, has been updated by the likes of Kids Want Techno, Templeton, and previous Jetson collaborator Ronzel. Templeton turns it into an atmospheric foray into dark techno and grime, like Maceo Plex if Maceo spent a whole weekend raving at a Top 40 EDM festival, and busts the windows wide open for a level of airiness not present in the other mixes. Kids Want Techno, on the other hand, seems to be aiming for straightforward for the big room sound trading subtlety for epic builds and skull-crushing drops that hit about as hard as Thor’s hammer.
Ronzel’s edit stands out amongst the pack as a Chris Lorenzo meets Dirtybird kitsch flip of the source. It’s fun, it moves, and it has an insane level of depth that taps on multiple genres including grime, tech house, techno, and deep house.
Check out the remixes below and remember to give it a heart on Hype Machine.
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