KDA’s ‘Rumble‘ has been working the underground scene for a while now, with Shadow Child’s incredible re-edit and Toddla T’s recent Carnival remix giving it that extra push.
The reworked version, now titled ‘Turn The Music Louder (Rumble)’, features the dazzling vocals of Katy B and smooth stylings of Tinie Tempah. The track premiered with Annie Mac as her Hottest Record, with Katy commenting:
“When I hear a beat and I love it straight away, writing to it is so easy. It was just easy and natural. One of those things, the stars just aligned.”
Katy’s powerhouse vocals take centre stage in the middle 8 breakdown with Katy commenting how she channeled her inner Jennifer Hudson, having just watched the film ‘Dreamgirls’.
“I felt so inspired, I needed to go all gospel on it.”
While some might be cautious of the re-worked version, especially as the original has become such a favourite with its infectious melody and thrilling drop, Katy and Tiny enhance the track, without detracting from the original.
Expect new music from Katy B very shortly, but in the meantime, check out ‘Turn The Music Louder (Rumble)’, which is set for release October 16th via Ministry of Sound.
LONDON CALLING! The eyes of the world were once again on London last night, for the Olympics Closing Ceremony. Similar to the Opening Ceremony, London paid tribute to the best of British music, from One Direction to Fatboy Slim and The Who to The Spice Girls. The worlds biggest after show party was a musical mixed-bag, covering different eras and genres, but safe to say, it had something for everyone.
Suitably titled, A Symphony of British Music: Music For the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the evening kicked off with a vision of working London covered in newspapers – queue Emeli Sande ‘Read All About It‘, who performed the Professor green hit, surrounded by a selection of London’s architectural highlights. Up next were Madness and the Hackney Colliery Band with ‘Our House‘ – the perfect track to highlight cosmopolitan London and typical British-style street parties. The Massed Bands of the Household Division perform Blurs famous hit ‘Parklife’, as Blur were headlining the BT London Live Closing Ceremony Concert atHyde Park. The Pet Shop Boys then performed ‘West End Girls’ shortly followed by the worlds biggest boy band, One Direction. Having been the first UK group to debut at no.1 with their debut album in the US, the boys performed their hit ‘What Makes You Beautiful’, while circling the stadium on the back of a truck.
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Ray Davies, from The Kinks, arrived in a black cab to perform ‘Waterloo Sunset‘. While some may have been disillusioned from a manic start, Elbow to the rescue with their anthemic songs, ‘One Day Like This’ and ‘Open Arms’, which was accompanied by Urban Voices Collective and the London Symphony Orchestra. Another classic track, as Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ plays, while a pyramid is assembled to represent each Olympic event. Urban Voices Collective performed their cover ofThe Beatles ‘Here Comes The Sun’, as the Olympics paid tribute to the many voluteneers that made it all possible. The crowd erupts as the voice of Freddie Mercury echoes through the stadium, singing a snippet from Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. This leads in to a beautiful and moving tribute to John Lennon, as ‘Imagine’ is sung by choirs from Liverpool (Lennon’s birthplace), while 101 segments are assembled to form the face of John Lennon.
George Michael took center stage, as he performed his hit ‘Freedom 90’ , much to the excitement of the crowd, and also plugged his new single ‘White Light’. The Kaiser Cheifs made a grand entrance to the stadium on motorbikes, while performing The Who’s ‘Pinball Wizard’, shortly followed by a musical montage from David Bowie, highlighting British fashion. Continuing with British music icons, Annie Lennox arrived aboard the Ghost Galleon Ship, performing ‘Little Bird‘. Ed Sheeran, was then joined the stage with Nick Mason(Pink Floyd), Richard Jones (The Feeling) and Mike Rutherford (Genesis), for a collaboration of Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’, a song most of the crowd recognized from just the first three chords.
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The next section delves into the bizarre, as Russel Brand made his entrance aboard a psychedelic tour bus, as he sings ‘Pure Imagination’ from the film ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ followed by ‘I am the Walrus’.You might think it can’t any any crazier … queue a giant inflatable octopus, where Fatboy Slim belted out his classics‘Right Here, Right Now’ and ‘The Rockafeller Skank‘. Up next were the classic pop sounds of Jessie J, Tinie Tempah and Taio Cruz, where they each performed their hits ‘Price Tag‘, ‘Written In The Stars‘ and ‘Dynamite‘, before coming together for the Bee Gees’ infectious disco hit, ‘You Should Be Dancing’. Zig-a-zig-ah time … yes the moment many were waiting for. The Spice Girls reunited for the special closing ceremony event, and made a grand entrance , each on their own black mini cab, performing their massive pop hits ‘Spice up your life’ and ‘Wannabe’.
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Liam Gallagher and Beady Eye performed the classic Oasis track, ‘Wonderwall‘ , shortly followed by Monty Python comedian Eric Idle with the charming ‘Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life’. Muse then took centre stage, and rocked the Official Olympic Song ‘Survival’. Freddie Mercury appeared on screen and warmed up the crowd with his trademark call and repeat chants; a suitable introduction for Brian May and Roger Taylor, from the legendary band ‘Queen’. Jessie J made her return and belted out the classic ‘We Will Rock You’.
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After the Olympic handover to Rio, Take That performed ‘Rule The World‘ – a suitable song for a host that gripped the nation the past few weeks! Big respect to Gary Barlow, who joined in proceedings, despite current personal events. After the extinguishing of the Olympic Flame, there was only one way to end this truly ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Games’, and that was to have The Who officially close the ceremony with a bang. Rocking out with hits tracks such as ‘Baba O’Riley’, ‘See Me, Feel Me’, ‘Listening To You’ and ‘My Generation’.
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London successfully brought the curtain down on the London 2012 Olympic Games. While the music selection may not have been to everyone’s tastes, it had to cater for the millions of people watching all around the world. Symphony of British Music: Music For the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is now availablevia iTunes.
“When our time came, Britain, we did it right – Seb Coe, London Organizing Committee Chief
Check out the beautiful Olympic montage, with Emelie Sande’s cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’.
The eyes of the world were on London last night, for the ‘2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony’. With an audience of about 1 billion worldwide, Oscar-winner director, Danny Boyle, known for his work on ‘Trainspotting’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ‘The Beach’, creative director Stephen Daldry, and music directors ‘Underworld’, came together to create the UK’s biggest ever live show. Music served as a pivotal part of the ceremony, as Boyle’s vision was a quintessentially British narrative, set to music. The music selection highlighted the best of British music throughout the years and included artists such as The Beatles, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Dizzee Rascal, Two Door Cinema Club, each with their own era-defining sound.
Underworld (Karl Hyde and Rick Smith) and Danny Boyle
English folk singer, Frank Turner, along with his band, ‘Sleeping Souls‘, warmed up the 80,000 strong crowd, in the Olympic stadium. Choirs of children from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, opened up the ceremony with iconic songs, including: Jerusalem, Flower of Scotland, Cwm Rhondda and Danny Boy. We were then transported to an idylic setting of rural Britain, that took us on a historical and cultural journey highlighting the Industrial Revolution, the NHS, classic children’s literature, and the modern day digital age of social media and popular culture.
Dizzee Rascal fronted a spectacular musical montage, spanning from the 1960’s to the present day, where he performed his no 1 hit, ‘Bonkers‘. The musical montage, paid homage to the many era – defining genres, and included classic British tracks such as: ‘My Generation’ – The Who, The Jam’s ‘Going Underground‘, The Rolling Stones – ‘Satisfaction‘, The Beatles – ‘She Loves You‘, Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘, David Bowie’s ‘Starman‘, Sex Pistols – ‘Pretty Vacant‘, New Order’s ‘Blue Monday‘, Prodigy – ‘Firestarter‘, Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s ‘Relax‘, Duran Duran – ‘The Reflex‘, Soul II Soul’s ‘Back To Life‘, Happy Mondays‘ ‘Step On‘, Underworld’s‘Born Slippy’, Amy Winehouse – ‘Valerie‘ , Muse – ‘Uprising‘, and Tinie Tempah’s ‘Pass Out‘. Emeli Sandé also performed a beautiful and poignant version of the hymn, ‘Abide With Me‘, as a tribute to the victims of 7/7. The Arctic Monkeys also took center stage and performed their classic hit, ‘I bet you Look Good On The Dance Floor‘ and their cover of The Beatles ‘Come Together‘, which was met with much praise.
Emelie Sande & The Arctic Monkeys
Front man Alex Trimble, from ‘Two Door Cinema Club’, sang ‘Caliban’s Dream’ – a song written specifically for the opening ceremony by Underworld’s Rick Smith. The song was beautifully performed, while young upcoming athletes carried the Olympic Flame around the stadium, before they lit the Olympic Cauldron, to the sounds of Pink Floyd’s ‘Eclipse‘.
To close the ceremony in iconic British style, could only be achieved by a Beatle; Sir Paul McCartney. His performance of ‘Hey Jude‘ went down a storm in the Olympic Stadium, where the entire audience joined in for one big sing along, chanting the iconic tune ‘Nah na na nanananah, nanananah ...’ A song, where people all around the world can sing along to, without any language barrier.
Sir Paul McCartney closes the show
Isles Of Wonder: Music For The Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games’, was released digitally last night at midnight, with a physical release expected on August 6th. Underworld feature heavily on the soundtrack, with two new pieces created – ‘And I Will Kiss’ and ‘Caliban’s Dream‘. High Contrast and Darren Price, provided new remixes of some classic Underworld songs, and were featured during the Parade of Athletes. ‘A Symphony Of British Music: Music For The Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games‘, an album containing music performed on the final night, will be released digitally on August 12.
With music being so integral to British identity, it’s only natural it took centre stage in the opening ceremony, providing the world with a truly spectacular’ Rock ‘n’ roll Games.
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