- Australian edit specialist Late Nite Tuff Guy kick starts his 2013 campaign with a brand new label—Tuff Cut—designed to house his upfront dance floor interpretations of disco and pop classics. "Bless The Rains," a rework of sure-fire wedding fodder "Africa" by Toto, opens with a tense, rising intro, the sparkly synths gathering momentum as they approach the original's signature chords and vocals. From there on, however, he sounds pretty much on autopilot.
LNTG's abilities shine through far more on "My Body's On Fire," a take on Janet Jackson's "Put Your Hands On." Unconstrained by the original, he lets sultry vocal snippets play out over dense, sun-drenched synths, the track kept sauntering along by a chugging groove. Nevertheless, it's the re-edit of Michael McDonald's "I Keep Forgetting" that deserves the greatest plaudits. Famously the basis for Warren G's house-party anthem "Regulate," LNTG straps a groovy, 100 BPM frame beneath the trademark keys. The slo-mo roll helps accentuate the funk at the very heart of the original, with LNTG teasing the listener with tantalising morsels of McDonald's timeless vocals.
Tracklist A1 Bless The Rains
B1 My Body's On Fire
B2 Not In Love Anymore