Monday, July 12, 2010

Nacey steps up on new M.I.A. remix

DC's own Nacey is having quite the year. His remix of La Roux's "Bulletproof" (TGRI's song of 2009) kicks off the Major Lazer x La Roux mixtape; it's now the number one track over at The Hype Machine. His EP with partner-in-crime Steve Starks debuted on T&A Records, and Nouveau Riche took the next step by relocating from DC9 to the U Street Music Hall (a club so electric that even a massive blackout couldn't stop the party).

Nacey is staying busy, trying his hand at a remix of "Steppin' Up" off M.I.A.'s M A Y A. The original, produced by Rusko and Switch, is literally industrial noise - samples of power tools punctuate the entire song. Nacey's version is more polished, stripping away the grime and replacing it with a simple piano line and a down-tempo bass groove.


As usual, the track is hotter than a plate of truffle fries. And as a bonus, here's another Nacey remix from a little farther back: his Miami bass, WMC inspired take on the Paper Route Gangstaz' "Hood Celebrity." Enjoy.

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