Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Cranking ‘Em Out

by Bradley Stern

Filed in: Freemasons, Junior Caldera, Kaskade, Madonna, Paul Oakenfold, Sophie Ellis-Bextor


Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s been busy lately. If she isn’t too occupied poppin’ em out two months before their due date, she’s off releasing singles from all directions.

Well, not entirely: Previously recorded collaborations is slightly more accurate.

Two days ago, the Freemasons announced on the MySpace that their next official single will be “Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer,” an immense, dark disco Bextor collabo many have already deemed quite worthy of following up her last release, Trip The Light Fantastic.

What we didn’t already know is that the song, which first made rounds around Fall of last year, was actually a demo. In fact, the boys are still working out a final version at the moment! With any luck, they won’t glitch and glam it up too too much, seeing as the mix we’ve been given has already set the blogosphere ablaze.

Additionally, Bextor’s collaboration with French DJ Junior Caldera, “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” is about to see a proper release sometime in March. To hear the original version, click here.

The pros?
It sounds a bit like the Paul Oakenfold edit of Madge’s “Give It 2 Me” in places, Kaskade in others, and includes the line “I just can’t fight this feeling…We should be lovers, we should be lovers.”

And as for the cons?
A bit generic.

Nonetheless, I look forward to the Glorious Re-Uprising of the Great Mizz Bextor.

DL: Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer (Demo Version) (Sharebee)
DL: Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Can’t Fight This Feeling (Mischa Daniels Remix) (Sharebee)

3 comments

1 Tommy { 02.25.09 at 3:04 am }

Having loved “Trip The Light Fantastic” and being one of the many who went crazy over “Heartbreak..” last summer, I’m so glad to finally hear about a release! I too hope the final version doesn’t go too far from the one we’ve heard. As it is, it’s one of the best sounding ‘demos’ I’ve heard so far..

2 musicfreakkaushik { 02.25.09 at 9:28 am }

Its a little hard to believe that HMMAD was just a demo. Maybe that was the final version for the album, but Freemasons decided to tweak the song for their release… such things happen you know…

Loving the collaboration with Junior Caldera!! Can’t wait for the HQ to come out soon

3 Proud East Coast Liberal { 02.25.09 at 10:14 pm }

Yeah lets hope they don’t change much.

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