Another chance to to reconcile that Jono McCleery's debut album on Sonar Kollektiv is his best todate, this time under the auspices of six remixes, reel 'em off Beau Diako, Joseph Ashworth, Royce Wood Junior, Philippa and Fybe:One.
Check out the album, 'Reconcile' (see review HERE) and you'll recall Greg Haynes (aka Fybe:One, he of 'Don't Let Go'/'You Go Down Smooth' - see review HERE) was one of the co-producers so he gets first dibs on the title track which must be quite tricky to throw new light on a familiar track; in fact, apart from Mr. McCleery's superb vocals, it's very different with it's 'electronic' refresh.
You'll also recall that there were some tracks with a bit of Radiohead/Thom Yorke-ism to them like 'Like I Do' and London based musician/songwriter/producer, Royce Wood Junior gets a bit messy with electronic/R&B/soul!
Totally unmessy is the Joseph Ashworth remix of 'Only You' which is smooth beach house and the opener, Beau Diako's remix of 'I'll Try To Remember' which you'll meet under a very large sun shade overlooking the Balearics (or similar).
I was going to say, Philippa's Rework of 'To See You Again' is not like her Freerange work with Jimpster until I was reminded of her 'jazzy' 'Blue Skies' on Fred Everything's Lazy Days Recordings. The New Zealander (now living in Berlin), had a track on Razor-N-Tape's compilation, 'Family Affair' Vol. 2 and she's really got a quirky angle on what moves a dancefloor: "uplifting standout" much like RNT themselves.
Definitely a different approach to the original tracks and ones to keep coming back to.
Artist: Jono McCleery
Title: Reconcile Remixes
Release date: 6th June, 2025
Label: Sonar Kollektiv
Catalog Number: SK530
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
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