‘Latch’ is just one of those songs which seemed to
follow me out every time I left the house this year– in the car, at the shops,
in the club – and now it’s just one of those tracks that I will forever
associate with 2013.
Lucky for us, producers from all around the world have
put their own take on the track and we can now hear it in all sorts of
non-dance floor situations. Dj Premier– aka
producer extraordinaire, also known as Primo / Premo / Preemo is the latest to
rework Disclosure.
He has worked with all the big guys in hip-hop – Kanye, Snoop Dogg and Biggie Smalls just
to name a few and so it’s no surprise that he’s added the R&B touch to this
track. But he keeps it relatively minimalistic and the song begins to sound
more like a serenade than a crowd dance hit.
All of which means that it does not completely
overwhelm the senses. The one-handed piano melody keeps it sweet (until those
rhythmic breaths come in, haven’t heard those in a while) and for those of us
familiar with the original, it actually does justice to the vocals from Sam
Smith. The mood sits somewhere in between the original and the acoustic version
which the singer put out earlier this year.
DJ Premier’s remix joins the work of Kaytranada and
others on the official album Settle: The
Remixes. For a different take, check out the Frenched-up edition from Stwo & Phazz. The two said that they worked on it over Skype, and while there
are different feels between verse and chorus, it works well. It’s also up for
free download.
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