What Can You Do For Me 2012

Utah Saints vs Drumsound & Bassline Smith "What Can You Do For Me" is getting released on Ministry Of Sound on 26th February 2012.

You can now pre-order the EP on iTunes at a bargain advance price. Mixes include the 7th Heaven remix, Ill Blu remix, Tantrum Desire remix, Hervé's Speaker Junkie remix, and Felix Leiter & Mark Maitland remix. There are also other mixes out there which may see the light of day in other ways.

I don't know yet if there will be a CD format released, but if I find out I'll update this post.

Drumattic Twins- Meeting Point E.P.

The next release on the Sugarbeat label is going to be Drumattic Twins' "Meeting Point E.P."

There are remixes from Utah Saints, Rory Lyons and Herbgrinder. I don't have a release date at the moment but hopefully it's just around the corner.

Utah Saints in Computer Music

Utah Saints are the featured band in the October 2011 issue of "Computer Music" magazine. There's a 4-page article in which Jez and Tim talk about the band's past present and future, some in-depth looking at some of their studio techniques, and on the accompanying DVD-ROM there's a 56-minute QuickTime video in which Jez and Tim show you round the Utah studio and you get to see 'under the bonnet' of unreleased track "Fly Away"... Definitely the best 'behind-the-scenes' on the Utah's music ever.

What Can You Do For Me 2011

There's a new batch of remixes of the classic Utah Saints track "What Can You Do For Me" being unleashed across dancefloors in 2011.

Among the remixers are Hervé (of the brilliant "Ghetto Bass" compilations), Doorly, Drumsound & Bassline Smith (who did the stomping drum & bass remix of previous single "Getting Better"), and Felix Leiter & Mark Maitland. There's a rumour of a brand new version from the Utahs themselves.

You can check out clips of some of the different mixes on the band's Soundcloud page now!

At the moment I don't know any release dates or other plans but will update this site when I do. UPDATE: See the more recent post "What Can You Do For Me 2012" for more information.

Loopmasters sample pack

The Utah Saints have put together a collection of electro house & indie dance samples, aimed at professional music producers who want to inject some banging Utah-style work into their tracks. It's available now on Loopmasters.

These are over 500 noises and patches for serious producers, and the Utahs are the latest in a growing list of big dance names that have put together sample packs for Loopmasters, joining the likes of Timo Maas, Deadmau5, Justin Robertson, Todd Terry and Marshall Jefferson.

There's also a 3:12 demo song on the site which is completely constructed from samples out of the sample pack, and which in a way is a new instrumental Utah Saints track, though only one that's intended to show off the sample pack, rather than one that's going to rock dancefloors in its own right (but you never know).

Almost twenty years after Utah Saints first started making a name for themselves by (among other things) some high-profile sampling, everything has come full circle and you can now sample Utah Saints in your own music!

Bang Bang Romeo "Little Love"

Another fresh new Utah Saints remix has surfaced! This time's it's of up-and-coming Leeds band Bang Bang Romeo's track "Little Love". It's on iTunes now and it's a belter.

Labelled as "Utah Saints vs Bang Bang Romeo" rather than a normal remix, the band like it so much they've put together a special video for it which is on YouTube here!

UTAHS "GETTING BETTER"

The Utahs "Getting Better"! No, it's not a quotation of a value judgement- it's the artist and track name of the new download-only single from the-artists-also-known-as-Utah-Saints.

Yep, that's right, only nine years after their last new single (if you don't count "Something Good 08"), they have a new track available to download. It's called "Getting Better" (the working title discussed in some interviews was "Long Road"), and it's a massive electro-house stormer of a track. It's available now on iTunes, Beatport and all other good digital download outlets.

You can hear a clip of both the original and the Drumsound & Bassline Smith remix on Youtube right now!

Mis-labelled old Toyah remix

On iTunes there's a compilation album called Future Sound Of Underground Garage, which includes a track that's labelled as TW "Then And Now" (Utah Saints remix).

In fact this is very badly labelled. The correct labelling should be Toyah "Now And Then" (DJ Tim Utah club mix). It's an old mix by DJ Tim from back in 1994.

If you haven't already got this mix then it's definitely worth 79p, but it's not a brand-new recent Utah Saints club stomper, which is what it's been dressed up to look like.

The Losers "No Man Is An Island"

The second half of 2009 has seen Utah Saints remixes come think and fast, and here's another one. Long-time supporter of the Utahs, Eddy Temple-Morris, has got a Utah Saints remix done for his band The Losers. Utah Saints have remixed "No Man Is An Island", which namechecks some of Eddy T-M's favourite musicians.

It was released on 14/12/09 as part of a 5-track remix EP, available on iTunes.






DJ magazine said "the Utah Saints fluff up the electronics to qualify it for the synth-pop/electroclash olympics".

Bring Me The Horizon "Football Season"

One of the tracks on Bring Me The Horizon's "Suicide Season- Cut Up!" album is a bouncy electro Utah Saints remix of "Football Season Is Over".

The original version of the track is only 1:55 but the Utahs have turned it into 5:02 of phat electro-house that has both bounce and bite. With the looped aggressive shouts of "party 'til your dead!" it's pretty relentless, then the ending is a real unexpected twist- instead of the normal mix-out you might expect, it twists into lush string noises and a lovely pure piano.

You can buy it, separately or as part of the 24-track album, on iTunes. According to iTunes it's been out since 2008 (though the copyright is 2009), so apologies that this news is a little bit on the late side.

Sound clips

I've added clips to this site for every Utah Saints remix I know about in 2009. As well as being attached to each post, here they all there:

Bring Me The Horizon "Football Season" Utah Saints remix:


Deekline "Don't Smoke" Utah Saints remix:


Girls Aloud "The Loving Kind" Utah Saints remix:


Killaflaw "Set Me On Fire" Utah Saints remix:


The Losers "No Man Is An Island" Utah Saints remix:


Myagi "Rock One" Utah Saints remix:


Myagi "Rock One" Utah Saints vs Zero B remix:


The Potbelleez "Kiss My Ass" Utah Saints remix:


The Twang "Barney Rubble" Utah Saints remix:

Deekline "Don't Smoke"

Yet another brilliant new Utah Saints remix- that's three in the space of one week! This time round it's the Deekline classic "I Don't Smoke", which has a bunch of new remixes from Deekline himself, Krafty Kuts, Crissy Criss, and Ed Solo vs System.

The Juno listing has the full-length (6:20) Utah Saints remix, but there's also a Utah Saints radio edit version floating around.

Mixmag said, "Utah Saints mash it all together. Essential."

It was released on November 29th and you can find it on iTunes and other reputable online retailers.

Killaflaw "Set Me On Fire"

A brand new Utah Saints remix of electro-house act Killaflaw. Release date: 19th November 2009.

Available from Juno Download as either MP3 or WAV. Some online stores (including Juno) are accidentally selling a shorter, radio edit version as 'Utah Saints mix' (3:26) but the real full-length version is 5:40. If you've bought the shorter version online, you can contact Killaflaw (maybe through their Twitter or MySpace) who will very kindly send you the longer one.

Myagi "Rock One"

Utah Saints have done a remix for great breaks act Myagi, who've collaborated with The Root Sellers on a track called "Rock One" (not "Root One" as I originally put- oops).

Not only is there a Utah Saints remix, but there's also a Zero B remix. Zero B is an old friend of the Utahs from 'back in the day', so as well as a Utah Saints, and a Zero B remix, there's a Utah Saints vs Zero B remix as well- three for the price of two! (well actually you have to pay for all three, but I mean remixers).

The Utahs mix is dominated by an absolutely furious sawtoothed synthy bassline, that builds and builds, before the track flips over into thumpy disco house. Another stormer. Mixmag said "Utah Saints and Zero B throw down a no-nonsense, four-to-the-floor bomb. Massive."

DJ mag said, "Utah Saints really pull out the stops, adding a huge electronic top line, and roping in Zero B- he of hardcore classic 'Lock Up' fame- to drop in yelps straight out of the old skool and some classic sounding breakbeats. They collaborate on a syncopated remix that makes great use of those head-freaking vocal cut-ups".

It was released on 26th November '09, and it's an exclusive to Juno Download. You can buy it here. Best of all, you can download it as MP3 (two different qualities) or as a .WAV file. Bosh!

Utah Saints mix:



Utah Saints vs Zero B mix:

Potbelleez

Kiss my ass.

That's the name of the Potbelleez single that features a Utah Saints remix, which is an electro stomper, driven by a Moroder-style bassline and the heavily treated vocal. Alongside are mixes from Sharam Jey and Micky Slim. A bargain 79p on the old iTunes.

Vitalic mash-up

An unofficial one this one. A cheeky little man or woman called Twinkleboi (not, I would guess, their real name) has shoved some Utah Saints in with some Vitalic and put the results up for a very pleasant download here.

Some of the tuning is slightly, erm, challenging, but it's bustling with energy and it's a novel way to bring "What Can You Do For Me" up to date.

The Twang "Barney Rubble"

The Utahs are well and truly back on the remix scene. Following on from remixing Dub Pistols and Girls Aloud, the latest Utah Saints remix to surface is of indie band The Twang's single "Barney Rubble". It was released in July '09.

Buy it now on iTunes.

Pukka Up mix album

After last year's Fingerlickin' mix CD, there's another new Utah Saints mix album, though this one is download only. It was released in July '09.

It's called "Pukka Up", it's released on New State music. For the bargain price of £4.49 you get the 66-minute-long mix, plus 15 unmixed tracks, including the classic Deadly Avenger vocal mix of the Utah's "Lost Vagueness". Yet again it's on iTunes.

G-G-G-Girls Aloud

Utah Saints have done a remix for Girls Aloud. Yes, that Girls Aloud. It's a remix of the Pet Shop Boys-written "The Loving Kind", and it was released on iTunes in January '09. You can buy it now for the bargain price of 79p from iTunes.

Site change

My old Utah Saints fan site was getting out and well out of date. You can still view it here if you want to. Here's a new simpler site for all the latest Utah Saints news I hear about.
The first thing I'll do is some brief updates of all the news from the last 12 months that I'd totally missed before.