Girls And Boys

Girls And Boys

Olivier Darock [Aqualoop]

14 November, 2007 | 3.01PM

• Written by: Simon Eve
• Filed under: Music Recommendations: aqualoop, olivier darock

French DJ / producer Olivier Darock makes his debut on the Aqualoop label and aims big with a cover version of the Blur smash ‘Girls And Boys’.

His Bomb Hard Mix is an inspired fusion of fat electro basslines and raw electric guitar riffs that bring the vibe of the original into play for a accessible and very floor friendly club cut that suits DJs playing peak time electro right through to early hard dance sets.

The only negative is the vocals.

Sure, finding a vocalist to do justice to the original was always going to be a tall order, but the Aqualoop label have a European sounding female singer who makes this more Aqua ‘Barbie Girl’ than Brit Pop Damon Albarn.

Still, there’s a strong selection of remixes on offer, ranging from the electro house of Bastian van Shield and the Dave K & Steve Nyman rework that’s got more than a shade of Tocadisco remix of ‘Walking Away’ about it.

Plus, there’s a stomping Euro edged remix from Topmodelz that has all the right ingredients to get hard dance girls and boys strutting their stuff on the dancefloor.

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