Vrijdag 28 augustus lost Dua Lipa 'Club Future Nostalgia', een indrukwekkende verzameling van remixen van 'Future Nostalgia' met features om van te dromen; supersterren, underground legendes en werelds' beste dance talenten sieren de plaat. Naast remixen die door The Blessed Madonna zorgvuldig werden uitgekozen, bevat de mixtape ook classic house en popsamples. Marea Stamper aka The Blessed Madonna komt uit Kentucky, groeide op in Chicago en werkt nu vanuit Londen als DJ en producer. Ze groeide uit to één van de meest vermaarde namen in de mondiale clubcultuur.
Het album is een eclectische, euforische mix van het verleden en het heden, het is een viering van werelden die samensmelten. 90's house vloeit naadloos over in hedendaagse pop, met een scheutje 80's soul en zelfs een paar pareltjes van de jaren 2000 in de mix.
Op 'Club Future Nostalgia' staan featurings met niemand minder dan Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Missy Elliott en BLACKPINK en remixen van de legendarische Masters At Work, Godfather of house Larry Heard - ook bekend als Mr Fingers, Japanse superster Gen Hoshino, Mark Ronson, remixkoning van de jaren '90 Jacques Lu Cont, Zach Witness, UK DJ / producer Midland en Horse Meat Disco. Ook Joe Goddard (Hot Chip & 2Bear), underground queen Jayda G, DJ/remixer Paul Woolford en Elektrowizard Yaeji en Detroit House legende Moodyman werkten mee aan het album.
The Blessed Madonna gebruikt samples van onder meer Janet Jackson, Neneh Cherry, Gwen Stefani en Jamiroquai, en nam zinnen uit iconische house-, soul- en discoplaten van artiesten als Robert Owens, The Art Of Noise, Cajmere, Gaz, Lyn Collins en Larry Heard. De eerste remix uit de plaat is 'Levitating' feat. Missy Elliott en Madonna. De track werd geremixed door The Blessed Madonna.
Dua over 'Club Future Nostalgia': “The last few months have been surreal. I’ve watched you all dance in your homes and on your Zoom parties to Future Nostalgia like you were in the club with me. It brought so much joy to my days spent at home, even though I would’ve much rather been playing these songs live for you all on the road. During this time, I decided to take the party up a notch with the incomparable The Blessed Madonna, who secretly helped me to craft the mixtape that would become “Club Future Nostalgia”. We invited some friends and legends to join in on the fun with us.”
The Blessed Madonna over het album: “When Dua asked me to recreate Future Nostalgia as a DJ style dance mixtape, I was excited because I knew I was being asked to introduce not only myself, but my heroes and sheroes from both pop and club music in a whole new way. The first time I met Dua was at a rave inside Glastonbury and in a way, I am sharing a bit of that special night with all of you too. I was asked to use the very best from underground and mainstream dance music; you may already know Mark Ronson but now you will know Moodymann, Jayda G, Midland and many more. This mix is a story about dance music, pop music and the women who have defined both for generations, like Madonna, Missy Elliott, Janet Jackson, Gwen Stefani and BLACKPINK. My admiration for Dua has only deepened since doing this. She is a brilliant, once in a generation artist and a sweetheart. Being able to make this love letter to her with such a legendary cast of characters is beyond comprehension. Club Future Nostalgia, is the dance floor we all so desperately need but can’t quite reach”.
Full track listing:
1. Future Nostalgia -Joe Goddard Remix.
2. Cool - Jayda G Remix.
3. Good In Bed - Gen Hoshino Remix and Zach Witness Remix.
Sample: Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Sample: Art Of Noise - Moments In Love
4. Pretty Please - Midland Refix.
5. Pretty Please - Masters At Work Remix.
Sample: Cajmere - Coffee Pot (Percolator mix)
6. Boys Will Be Boys - Zach Witness Remix.
Sample: Lyn Collins - Think (About It)
7. Love Again - Horse Meat Disco Remix.
8. Break My Heart / Jamiroquai Cosmic Girl.
Sample: Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl (Dimitri From Paris Dubwize Remix)
9. Levitating (feat. Madonna and Missy Elliott) - The Blessed Madonna Remix.
10. Hallucinate - Mr Fingers deep stripped mix.
Sample: Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
Sample: Barbara Mason - Another Man
11. Hallucinate - Paul Woolford Extended Remix.
Sample: Larry Heard Presents Mr. White - The Sun Can’t Compare
12. Love Is Religion - The Blessed Madonna Remix.
13. Don't Start Now - Yaeji Remix.
Sample: Gaz - Sing Sing
Sample: Fingers Inc & Robert Owens - Bring Down The Walls
14. Physical (feat. Gwen Stefani) - Mark Ronson Remix.
15. Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK - Kiss and Make Up.
16. That Kind Of Woman – Jacques Lu Cont Remix.
Sample: Stevie Nicks - Stand Back Acapella
17. Break My Heart - Moodymann Remix.