There are now two short teasers of  the new Peter Wilson track Stereo on the official Matt Pop channel on Youtube:

www.youtube.com/mattpopofficial

The song was written by Peter Wilson,  Dave Ford & Ian Curnow,  and produced by Ford/Curnow. This is one of two tracks they produced for the forthcoming album “Stereo” , apart from the smashing ” Back To The Borough” remix they did of “Intoxicated”.  The single Stereo will be out very soon, the album will follow shortly after.

It has been a while since my last post, but I have a good excuse: I have been working my butt off on a series of remixes for the pop-tastic people at Almighty Records. They are all new versions of 80’s Hi-NRG dance tracks, and of 2 more recent hits. Some of the original recordings are loved passionately by many pop fans of a certain age (in other words: people old enough to remember them) , so the pressure to deliver worthy new mixes was high. Luckily, the few people who have heard the finished mixes so far, were very happy – hurray! Keep a close eye on the Almighty site for the release of these new mixes: www.almightyrecords.com

Also, the release of the Peter Wilson single Stereo is advancing rapidly. The single, produced by the P.W.L. legends Dave Ford & Ian Curnow, will include a Matt Pop mix that was done in the style of some of the P.W.L. records from around 1989 (for those not initiated: they were the production team behind some of Kylie’s, Jason’s, Rick’s and Bananarama’s biggest hits). Mastering on the full-length Peter Wilson album, also called Stereo, is almost done, and that album, largely produced by Matt Pop, is scheduled for an April release.  There are other Matt Pop projects in the pipeline, too, so more info to come. Phew!

The music download store Beatsdigital.com has “ceased trading”. This means that all Matt Pop tracks that were available there, including the full-length instrumental album Vintage can no longer be downloaded. So, it looks like I am going to have to find a new home for my music. When I do, you will be the first to know…

There are some rumours circulating about a Matt Pop mix of Can’t Beat The Feeling by the delightful Kylie Minogue. Well, the rumours are in fact true. Last year, just before Aphrodite was released, Matt Pop did an officially comissioned remix of Can’t Beat The Feeling for Parlophone. The contact person loved the mix, but ofcourse, Can’t Beat The Feeling was not going to be a single (yet). The official reading was, that the mix may be used for “blog promotion purposes”. Until now, there has been no update on its status, so it remains unclear if this mix will ever see the light of day… So, there you have it: it exists, but it may be one of those tracks that remain forever in the vaults. (Please note that requests for MP3’s of this Matt Mix will not be honoured – sorry. )