Faithless Are Back & With An Epic Playlist To Boot. Listen Here!
The iconic dance due pick us out some tunes, new and old,that deserve your listening attention...
The word 'legend' is handed out a little too easy these days, but if you look up "Faithless" in one of those dictionaries with the pictures in (yeah we've never actually seen one either), dance giants Faithless would be there top, centre.
20 years on, the 'Insomnia' hit makers are back with a special remix album, Faithless 2.0, calling on the likes Avicii, Tiësto, High Contrast and more to tinker with their hits AND they're back on tour, currently doing the festival circuits including London's epic SW4 before they play four exclusive UK dates later this year.
We normally get our guests to pick around 10 tracks for these but they've absolutely outdone themselves and picked out 26 tracks (!) for you to school yourself with. Kiss your afternoon goodbye!
Faithless 2.0 – 'Insomnia (Avicii Remix)'
"This is the first time we have allowed an official remix of 'Insomnia' since its original release, so it was only fitting that we invited the world's biggest artist and DJ to re-work it in style."
And I need to get some rest
Yo where's my ...
I confess, I burnt a hole in your mattress
Yes, yes, it was me, I plead guilty
And at the count of three I pull back my duvet
And make my way to the refrigerator
One dry potato inside, no lie
Not even bread, jam
When the light above my head went bam!
...
I can't get no sleep
...
I can't sleep, something's all over me
Greasy, insomnia please release me
And let me dream about making mad love on the heath
Tearing off tights with my teeth
But there's no relief
I'm wide awake in my kitchen
It's black and I'm lonely
Oh, if I could only get some sleep
Creeky noises make my skin creep
I need to get some sleep
I can't get no sleep
...
No sleep
...
I can't get no sleep
...
No sleep
...
I can't get no sleep
Faithless - 'Mass Destruction (Original)'
"Maxi's highly charged lyrics are as relevant and poignant today as they were at the time of release - dance music with a consicence, and is one of my favourite tunes to play live. 'Inaction is a weapon of Mass Destruction!'"
Holding his hat
I knew he was leavin'
He sat on my bed
Told me some facts
"Son,
I have a duty
Calling on me
You and your sister
Be brave
My little soldier"
"And don't forget all I told ya
You're the mister of the house now
Remember this
And when you wake up in the mornin'
Give ya Momma a kiss"
Then I had to say goodbye
In the mornin' woke Momma with
A kiss on each eyelid,
Even though I'm only a kid
Certain things can't be hid
Momma grabbed me
Held me like I was
Made of gold
But left her
Inner stories untold
I said
"Momma it'll be alright
When Daddy comes home
Tonight"
Whether long range weapon
Or suicide bomber
Wicked mind is a weapon
Of mass destruction
Whether you're Soaraway Sun
Or BBC One
Misinformation is a weapon
Of mass destruc
You coulda Caucasian
Or a poor Asian
Racism is a weapon
Of mass destruction
Whether inflation
Or globalization
Fear is a weapon
Of mass destruction
Whether Halliburton,
Enron or anyone
Greed
Is a weapon
Of mass destruction
We need to
Find courage
Overcome
Inaction is a weapon
Of mass destruction
Inact
The skin under my chin
Is exploding again
I'm getting stress
From some other children
I'm holding it in
We takin' sides like a politician
And if I get friction
We get to fightin'
I'll defend my Dad
He's the best of all men
And whatever he's doin'
He's doin' the right thing
It's frightening
But it makes me mad
Why do all of these people
Seem to hate my dad?
And if that ain't enough
Now I get these spots
I go to sleep every night
With my stomach in knots
And what's more
I can hear Momma next door
Explore the radio
For reports of war
And all we ever seem to do
Is hide the tears
Seems like Daddy been gone
For years
But he was right
Now I'm geared up
For the fight
And he would be
Proud of me
When daddy came home, tonight
Listen here kid:
Whether long range weapon
Or suicide bomber
Wicked mind is a weapon
Of mass destruction
Whether you're Soaraway Sun
Or BBC One
Misinformation is a weapon
Of mass destruc
You coulda Caucasian
Or a poor Asian
Racism is a weapon
Of mass destruction
Whether inflation
Or globalization
Fear
Is a weapon
Of mass destruction
Whether Halliburton,
Enron or anyone
Greed
Is a weapon
Of mass destruction
We need to
Find courage
Overcome
Inaction is a weapon
Of mass destruction
My story stops here
Let's be clear
This scenario is
Happening everywhere
And you ain't going to nirvana
Or far-vana
You're coming right
Back here
To live out your karma
With even more drama
Than previously
Seriously
Just how many centuries
Have we been waitin'
For someone else
To make us free?
And we refuse to see
That people overseas suffer
Just like we:
Bad leadership and egos
Unfettered and free
Who feed on the people
They're supposed to lead
I don't need good people
To pray and wait
For the Lord to
Make it all straight
There's only now
Do it right
'Cause I don't want your daddy
Leavin' home tonight
Leavin' home tonight
Eric Prydz - 'Generate'
"Just love this 80's tinged melancholic, yet uplifting track from the Swedish master of progressive house."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUCoYcxNMBE
Leftfield Ft. John Lydon - 'Open Up'
"The most exciting and powerful collaboration in dance music- two legends become one on this heavy beast of a track."
LetTheMusicPlay - 'Our Town' Ft. Kate Tempest - or the re-reb re-name 'Summer'
"Mercury nominated poet Kate Tempest teams up with LTMP for a slice of dance - poetry with soul - a love song to London in all its grubby glory."
https://soundcloud.com/junkdog-records/ltmp-summer
Yoon - 'Boundaries'
"Bucharest's cool cats signed to Blissy's label Junkdog with a yearning slice of Balaeric and blissed out summer house."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVfymv7UOtA
Bliss - 'Dancin' Home' Ft. Janne Schra
"Warm and hooky collaboration between Sister Bliss and wonderful Dutch chanteuse Janne Schra. The video is also very cool!"
https://soundcloud.com/junkdog-records/bliss-dancing-home-feat-janne
Gregory Porter - 'Liquid Spirit (Claptone Remix)'
"Claptone bring the funk with this organic house sound topped off with the velvet tones of Mr Gregory Porter - an essential tune in my recent DJ sets across the globe!"
https://soundcloud.com/claptone/gregory-porter-liquid-spirit-claptone-remix-preview
Rudimental - 'Never Let You Go'
"A slow burner but delivers such an earworm melody it's impossible to stop humming it."
You never gotta get that alone
All you gotta do is call me
And I will never let you go
You never gotta be that lonely
You never gotta get that alone
All you gotta do is call me
And I will never let you go
I will never let you go
I will never let you go
I will never let you go
I will never let you go
I will never let you go, never let you go
I will never let you go, ooh ooh ooh oooh
I will never let you go, never let you go
I will never let you go, never let you go ooh ooh ooh oooh
You never gotta be that lonely
You never gotta get that alone
All you gotta do is call me
And I will never let, never let you go no
You never gotta be that lonely
You never gotta get that alone
All you gotta do is call me
And I will never let, never let you go no
(Never let you go, never let you go)
Never let you go
(Never ler you go, never let you go)
Never let you go
I will never let you go
I will never let you go
I will never let you go, never let you go
I will never let you go, ooh ooh ooh oooh
I will never let you go, never let you go
I will never let you go, never let you go ooh ooh ooh oooh
All you do is call me
You call me
And I'll never let you go
(I will never ler you go)
You call me
You call me
(I will never let you go, never let you go)
Never let you go
(I will never let you go)
And you call me
And you call me
(I will never let you go)
I will never let you go, never let you go
I will never let you go, ooh ooh ooh oooh
I will never let you go, never let you go
I will never let you go, never let you go ooh ooh ooh oooh
(Never let you go, never let you go)
I will never let, never let you go no
(Never let you go)
Never let you go
(Never let you go)
Never let you go
MJ Cole - 'Sincere'
"A tour bus classic - a masterpiece in how to draft a record into a timeless and seminal anthem."
On the wild side
Just look what he's done for me
My eyes are on you
So special
Just look what he's done for me
Baby
My eyes are on you
Feel it
Don't do it
Be sincere
I'm crazy
Don't do it
Be sincere
Be sincere
Ohh
Be sincere
Ohh
Be sincere
Ohh
Be sincere
Ohh
Ohh
Ohh
Be sincere
Be sincere
Caress me
I want you tonight
I love yooooou you
Caress me
I want you tonight
I love yooooou you
You're...
Don't do it
Be sincere
I'm crazy
Don't do it
Be sincere
Be sincere
Ohh
Be sincere
Ohh
Be sincere
Ohh
Be sincere
Ohh
Ohh
Ohh
Be sincere
Oh
Be sincere
Oh
Let's take a ride
Let's take a ride
On the wild side
Love tonight
Be sincere
Love tonight
Be sincere
Be sincere
Be sincere
Be sincere
Be sincere
Fono - 'Real Joy'
"Such a fresh sound taking its influences from the likes of Julio Bashmore and twisting into its own uniquely funky flavour. Joy in abundance!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kZtrPB3AX8
Roisin Murphy - 'Exploitation'
"The Queen is back - love her warped and adventurous sound and intriguing lyrics - plus amazing production from Matthew Herbert that suits her amazing vocals to a T."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjSwFsPCeJ4
Until The Ribbon Breaks - 'A Taste Of Silver'
"Cinematic future R&B from the genius UTRB ... emotion and beauty in spades."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMvtCD8DXKo
John Martyn - 'Solid Air'
"The original King of chill out - spent much of my youth listening to John Martyn, and was lucky enough to collaborate with him before his death."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Blccc0PM0
Orbital - 'Belfast'
"One to watch the sun come up to - an exquisite rave classic."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9264IvHdyY
Kölsch - 'Bloodline'
"Pure analogue beauty from the Danish artist formerly known as Rune - with an affecting vocal and bittersweet lyrics from Thomas Hoffding of Who Made Who."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TlmYCz11yI
Jean Michel Jarre & M83 - 'Glory'
"Pulsating Gallic collaboration from French electronic pioneer and one of my all time heroes JMJ and airy vocals M83."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF7OoJZPLJc
SOHN - 'Ransom Notes'
"Hypnotic and mournful music from South London talent Sohn whose gorgeous voice washes over Ransom Song in waves."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba_XU-WVm1k
Giorgio Moroder - 'From Here To Eternity'
"Master of arpeggiated disco, all round genius producer and pioneer of electronic music, who has influenced just about everyone involved in dance music, not least Faithless. Music to get lost in."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30hr7DyAuAY
I Said No - 'Come Close'
"A slice of super cool summer house with rippling arpeggios and a slinky seductive vocal from Mizbee."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gW1pT9MrH4
Skrillex - 'Make It Bun Dem'
One to bounce around to in the moshpit!
Fort Romeau - 'Insides'
"Lovely textures and atmospheres to get lost in."
https://soundcloud.com/ghostly/fort-romeau-insides-1
Jon Hopkins - 'Open Eye Signal'
"The natural successor to Leftfield, Jon Hopkins always takes you on a journey. This track slowly bubbles and boils until it explodes into a full on techno excursion- a festival favourite in my sets."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q04ILDXe3QE
Fritz Kalkbrenner - 'Void'
"A subtle yet widescreen track with a truly magical and uplifting vocal from Mr Kalkbrenner himself."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXWN8_B5sms
Alan Braxe - 'Intro'
"The bassline to end all basslines - simple yet timelessly funky."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQFhSHZ3CsQ
Bonobo - 'Flashlight'
"Blissful beats and textures from Brighton producer Bonobo - peaks and troughs to get lost in."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5gbk0xjRWI
'Faithless 2.0’ is released in October 2015. To find out where you can see them live, head to faithless.co.uk.