WMC Track: 2020 Soundsystem ‘Sliding Away’ (Johnny D Vocal Mix)

WMC Track: 2020 Soundsystem ‘Sliding Away’ (Johnny D Vocal Mix)

19 March, 2009 | 12.28PM

• Written by: Terry Church
• Filed under: Music News: johnny d, wmc 2009, wmc track

‘Orbitallife’ didn’t quite become the WMC Track it could have been last year, as the profile of Johnny D last March was not large enough to make the track the instant all pervasive monster it eventually became - it took months and months of traditional DJ hype to get it to the top of everyone’s charts.

But this time around, Johnny D is a dance music phenomenon and the veritable leader of the new rolling house rat pack. The timing of the release of Johnny D’s remix of 2020 Soundsystem’s ‘Sliding Away’ then, was impeccably timed by 2020 Vision for WMC.

There will be terraces rejoicing across Miami to this track next week, and here’s why.

Johnny D’s remix has all the hallmarks of a WMC and Ibiza bomb: a distinctive soulful vocal, gloriously swinging house rhythms, quirky jazzy flourishes and a larger-than-life breakdown that will fill any dancefloor with smiling faces.

It’s sexy, soulful house music and a surefire classic Miami hit, but unlike Jamie Jones’ own WMC vocal contender ‘Summertime’, nothing’s held back. Some might believe the recession generation might need adherence musically this conference, but Johnny D seemingly thinks the opposite.

In his world, dance music is pure escapism.

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