Sunday, July 25, 2010

Den Haan's Cock Is Hot

Don't be fooled into thinking Den Haan is some Norwegian cosmic house DJ who is slumming it with the pop plebs when he remixes Little Boots. Nah uh. Haan is actually the Glasgow-based team of Matthew Aldworth (aka Creme De Menthe of 'Plastique' notoriety) and Andrew Gardiner, two lads who happened to fall in with the Optimo crew while comparing Italo 12"s. Single #1, 'Night Shift/Theme From Den Haan' appeared in '07 on the short-lived Balearic label Dissident (also responsible for releases by The Off-Key Hat and Optimo's Naum Gabo project). Last year they had releases on their own The Courier Of Death label and Optimo Music. [The Courier label name being a nod to the soundtrack of a film they champion - another long, but worthy if true, story altogether.] On the remix front they have been selective and have nailed it each time, discofying The Phenomenal Handclap Band's '15 To 20' and, most recently, Hot Chip's 'I Feel Better'. Now they have unleashed their masterpiece 'Burning Cock Theme', the dark disco track that leads off the De Brandende Haan EP on Supersoul Recordings (the German camp out for blackstrobe). But before you get 'Burning Cock' (you can buy it from Juno) make sure you perve on their past money shots.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band - '15 To 20 (Den Haan Remix)' (Tummy Touch, 2009)



Den Haan - 'Release The Beast' (Optimo Music, 2009)



Music credited to Daniel Fiebiger - Opening scene from Courier Of Death (Soundtrack on The Courier Of Death, 2009)

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