Title: Nepotik Remixes
Artist: Uj Pa Gaz
Label: Tici Taci
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1: Nepotik (Jason Peters Remix)
2: Nepotik (Boy Division Hi NRG Remix)
I’m delighted to discover that Uj Pa Gaz is from Albania. (Or he says he is. Who knows really?) At first I thought Phoenicia or Byker Grove . . . and then my thoughts turned to Enver Hoxha and not being able to get through customs with a beard, except a Lenin goatee. All of this builds great context, but this is a remix package, not the original article. So what am I on about? Jason Peters and Boy Division, that’s what. Both remixes are jaunty, uptempo versions. Boy Division just had to come up with a Hi NRG version, what’s the point of their existence if not? And the result is an italo-inflected, piano-led piece of heaven with a vocodered “Nepotik” being the cherry on top. Jason Peters’ remix is equally good. It’s a little heavier and druggier and you might have a few unexpected “turns” while listening to it, but I imagine that’s the point.
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