12'':M.a.n.d.e.a.r,Buddies, Radio Slave, Mandy Rmxs

M.A.N.D.Y. and Matthew Dear lit up New York City in 2010, with their Buddies club night, and - as M.A.N.D.E.A.R. - with their own urban dancefloor myth, the unreleased track 'Buddies'. The cut fused deep hypnotism with dancefloor abandon, swirling sheen hints of disco and an infectious sing-along hook; by keeping it close to their chests for months on end, M.A.N.D.E.A.R. drove anticipation into fever pitch, and 'Buddies' finally burst out of the gate in October as the opener of Thomas Schumacher's 8 Years Get Physical Music Compilation. Now, 'Buddies' is fully realized with reworks from some of the best in the business - M.A.N.D.Y., Radio Slave, Smash TV and Siopis. Philipp Jung and Patrick Bodmer make 'Buddies' over into a sleek late night beast with their M.A.N.D.Y. remix. Vocals stretch into rasps and whispers, with a blur of claps, bass pulses and micro percussion. Voices zig and zag by, while cowbells drift in and out of focus, and electronic pluses flare into fluorescence and retreat to a digital purr.

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