Illyus & Barrientos – The Wasp EP [Kittball]

When Kylie Minogues team get in touch about officially remixing her latest single, you know youre in demand. This is the reality for Illyus & Barrientos, who as well as Kylie, have happily obliged to remix the likes of Claptone, Gorgon City, MK, Lovebirds and Tube & Berger so far in their blossoming career.The dynamic duo have also garnered support from fellow DJs and the public alike through their original releases on labels including Coyus Suara, Yousefs Circus Recordings, Defected Records and Mark Knights Toolroom, where they saw So Serious top the Beatport charts plus reach #1 on BBC Radio 1s dance chart with heavy support coming from Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Danny Howard and Mistajam. Kicking off proceedings via Kittball is the EPs title-named track, The Wasp, a steady four-to-the-floor groover that combines a tidy selection of percussive elements, vibrant horns and numerous off-kilter effects with the spoken word vocals courtesy of Norwegian vocalist/songwriter/composer/producerand DJ, Marck Jamz. Closing this excellent two-track release is La Yuca, blending several layers of distinctive Spanish-spoken vocal snippets with crashing cymbals, crunchy drums and a deep, rumbling bassline – one ready-made for the European clubs the pair will be performing in throughout 2018.