back to
Tru Thoughts
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Me & Me Princess / Jay Darkside Remix

by Lightning Head

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £4.99 GBP  or more

     

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

about

‘Me & Me Princess/Jay Darkside Remix’ is the latest single from Lightning Head aka Glyn “Bigga” Bush, former “midi maestro” of Rockers Hi Fi and current spearhead of Magic Drum Orchestra. The single features the original raw and funky “Me & Me Princess”, along with a remix from up-and-coming drum & bass producer and DJ Jay Darkside and a refreshed, darker “Version 2”.

“Me & Me Princess” is taken from ‘Studio Don’, the pivotal first solo album from Lightning Head. Glyn describes the original track as “a really positive tune, summery, uplifting” which set the tone for the project. Released on the fledgling Best Seven imprint, (part of the Berlin-based Sonar Kollektiv label family, founded by DJ Daniel W. Best) in 2002 and re-issued on Tru Thoughts, the project garnered support from Gilles Peterson, Mr Scruff, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Ross Allen, Ashley Beedle and many more.

“Me & Me Princess” features the vocalist, Singing Bird along with “lots of clavinet and dirty bass”, Glyn adds. Jay Darkside, ups the tempo and adds a new energy with his tough beats, influenced by the diverse sounds from early rave and jungle (The KLF, The Prodigy, Goldie) through to breakbeat and D’n’B. Jay Darkside has DJ’d at legendary clubs including Ministry Of Sound, Gatecrasher (Heaven), and Brixton Academy as well as curating mixes for brands like Superdry and Concrete Junglist, and hosting radio shows on pirate/online stations Vision FM, Upfront FM and Dynamic Breaks. He has also recently won Viper Recordings ‘Underneath The Shadows’ DJ Comp. Supported by DJ Mag (Top 10 Charts), Judge Jules (BBC Radio 1) and Taxman (Playaz Recordings), Jay Darkside has had releases on Sinister Recordings and the Unstable Label. “‘Version 2’ stays true to the OG but turns the lights down low”, Glyn explains, he wanted to make it “a bit darker but with a more obvious dancehall rhythm”. Combining heavy reverbs, a 303 bassline, swirling phasers and dubbed-out vocals.

credits

released June 1, 2023

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Lightning Head UK

After spending most of the 90s in Rockers Hi Fi Glyn "Bigga" Bush was delighted to get a request from the Berlin-based Best Seven label to produce a pop-length, dancehall-inflected single. This brought forth "Me & Me Princess" and led to the first Lightning Head album Studio Don, fusing elements of dub, reggae, salsa and samba with vocals from longtime collaborator Farda P and Singing Bird. ... more

contact / help

Contact Lightning Head

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Lightning Head, you may also like: