Tag Of The Day: Hell Feat. Bryan Ferry ‘U Can Dance’
The pairing of DJ Hell, one of the pioneers of Berlin’s electronic scene and a genuine dance music icon, and ex Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry may well be an unlikely pairing, but it appears to have produced a pretty spectacular musical offering in the shape of ‘U Can Dance’. An interpretation of an unreleased Bryan Ferry song, ‘U Can Dance’ reflects a perfect melding of two distinct musical personalities.
Hell has been riding high on the success of ‘Teufelswer’, his highly rated double album that’s delivered some fruitful sonic experiments, club bombs and even some moments of controversy after allegations of plagiarism followed a recent collaboration with P Diddy. Ferry, meanwhile, has been as busy as ever—recording a new album, performing in places as far afield as Siberia, opening up the Cannes Film Festival…basically just being Bryan Ferry.
Ferry may seem like an unexpected fan of dance, but he’s been going to clubs since he was a teenager, and in his lengthy career he’s worked with legends such as Nile Rodgers of Chic and David Williams from Michael Jackson’s band. As he said in a recent interview, “It’s always a pleasure to work with people from that genre, who follow a singular groove.”
Added to the spectacular original, remixes come from the irrepressible Detroit legend Carl Craig, London electro boffins Simian Mobile Disco and left of centre New Yorker Tim Goldsworthy. Already causing a great deal of interest from both fans of electronic music and cerebral pop music, ‘U Can Dance’ is sure to be frequently popping up in playlists of those in the know over the next coming months.
