Connaisseur Iconography 1: Caprica Burning

Connaisseur Iconography is a new series of four parts. Each part features a Connaisseur classic with two high-quality remixes and a quarter of the artwork, illustrated by Julia Humpfer, an eminently respectable german illustrator. Inspired by the idea of the "Super Discount" series from Etienne de Crecy in the 90ies, all four parts together form the full artwork. For part 1 we chose the Chymera classic "Caprica Burning", which was released on our sublabel Supérieur in summer 2008. This alluring and touching Detroit-influenced pearl has developed to an early morning and open-air guarantor for many DJs. As it is a staple for Lauer, who has been playing this track for years during his residency at the legendary Robert Johnson, it was more than obvious to ask him if he is up for a remix. However, as this track definitely isn't an easy one to remix, he teamed up with one of Germany's most respected authorities in electronic music - Gerd Janson - to do this remix under their common project Tuff City Kids. Good choice, as the remix has ended up as a fantastic old-schoolish Disco-infected house-bomb, which will definitely destroy several dancefloors this summer. On the flip, one of Connaisseur's newest signings - Lake People - has given "Caprica Burning" the second remix treatment, creating a not less fantastic interpretation. Starting more reduced, relaxed and only teasing the melodies, the title surprisingly dissolves into the original theme with heavy energy after the break. Lake People currently closes his live set with this remix, receiving great reactions from the crowd. All in all, a full winner package. As the second part you can look forward to amazing remixes by Prins Thomas and Baikal for Thor's "Yellow Sky Over Reykjavik".