I:cube & Cheek - Versatile Classics Vol 4

1. I:Cube – Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk remix) (8:08)
2. Cheek – Venus (DJ Gregory U Pass) (7:13)

Given that Versatile Records is now into its 20th year, it’s perhaps unsurprising that boss Gilb’r is in a nostalgic mood. The latest edition in the label’s occasional Classics series delivers two early gems from 1996, when the Parisian imprint was – like others in the French capital – dedicated to delivering “French touch” style disco-house. First up is Daft Punk’s overlooked remix of I:Cube’s brilliant “Disco Cubizm” – think deep house-meets-French filter funk – which still sounds fresh two decades after its original release. Flip for something previously unheard: an alternate version of DJ Gregory’s similarly classic rework of Cheek’s “Venus (Sunshine People)”, an obscure Gilb’r production with a warm, happy, anthem-like feel.