By Dee Montero Drops a Piano Breaks Winner on Renaissance
Dee Montero returns to Renaissance, alongside friends old and new, with two killer tracks that celebrate summer and the very roots of dance music itself. First-up is Solena, an undeniable ray of sunshine that positively drips with happy festival season goodness. This is no real surprise given its origins. Dee explains: “I made Solena while living in Bali last summer. Inspired by those epic sunsets and jungle after-parties, it combines organic percussion, ethnic samples and melodic house.”
London’s fast-rising Henri Bergmann handles remix honours, providing an extremely classy re-rub perfect for early hours or the flush of morning. “I love Henri’s deeper version,” says Dee. “It’s perfect for those sunrise moments.”
Henri debuted her remix during a recent DJ set at Renaissance Israel, on the shores of the Dead Sea, in May. “I literally finished it days before the gig,” she explains. “It was a bit of a push to complete it in time but I’m so glad I did; there’s nothing like hearing your track on a big system for the first time.”
Re-United
Flipping to the virtual B-side, Origins is another very special track indeed. For this cut, Dee re-united with another Renaissance label regular, Loew, who also happens to be one half of the original Montero duo. They first appeared together on the label way back in 2004. Hooking back up again in the studio, the pair channeled their creative energy and love for old school breaks into a cool floor slayer.
Dee explains: “Loew and I have been working together since the early 2000s, releasing three EPs on Renaissance, which started my career as a producer. It was great to be back in the studio together. Origins is an uplifting and retrospective piano breaks track reminiscent of the ’90s scene that we both have fond memories of.”
Solena and Origins are out now on Renaissance Records. Origins is the pick of the pair with the iamCrü team. Listen to both and choose your own winner.
