Yazoo (or just ‘Yaz’ to us Yanks) was a British new wave group born in 1982 and laid to rest in ‘83—short lived, with only to albums, but with a lasting legacy. Built from equal parts of former Depeche Mode songwriter, Vince Clarke on keys and English singer Alison Moyet doing vocals, this group left their mark on many a band as well as young remixers, the L.A. to ATL transplants, Cory Nitta a.k.a. Cory Enemy of Pink Enemy and Skreach, who have taken the B-side, ‘Situation’ (a popular track in its own right), from Yaz’s ‘82 single, ‘Only You’, have cut it up for the clubbbb. It’s a little bit electro with with a dubstep break in the middle. Is this a new trend? Following the After Midnight tune posted earlier this week which also had the electro/dubstep/electro switch up. If that’s the trend, I sure ain’t mad at it!
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MP3: Yaz – Situation (Cory Enemy & Skreach RMX)
[ 11mb | 320kbps cbr | 4:38 | BPM: 128 ]
Yazoo has remained current over the last three decades with remixes from a slew of producers and mash-up DJs. In addition to a notable remix from Hercules Love Affair last year, Yazoo found themselves on the 2006 Hollertronix (a.k.a. Diplo & Low Bee) release #6 with a ‘Don’t Go’ Bmore cut redubbed ‘Don’t Go Snitchin”. Also, the track above is gunning for my favorite mix of ‘Situation’, knocking this heavy house remix from a mysterious UK white label bootleg record, dubbed ‘Housemaniac 2008 Remix’ from #1:
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MP3: Diplo – Don’t Go Snitchin’ (2006)
[ 12mb | 320kbps cbr | 5:05 | Genre: Bmore | BPM: 129 ]
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MP3: Yazoo – Situation (Housemaniac 2008 Remix) (2008)
[ 14mb | 320kbps cbr | 6:11 | Genre: House ]
Get a eyeful of Yazoo preforming ‘Situations’ live on YouTube. 2008 saw the release of their albums remastered and released through purveyors of cool, Mute Records, coinciding with a reunion tour (which rolled through Los Angeles last June). Shop for Yazoo on Amazon.
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