House of Wallenberg Feat. Octavia St. Laurent & Neneh Cherry - Be Somebody Pt. ll

House of Wallenberg gave us this exclusive download until the 12th of Be Somebody Pt. ll to give to you guys! Sweeeet! On it Octavia St. Laurent is joined by a killer house piano and badass Neneh Cherry - fresh off the heels from her Swedish Grammy award for 'Jazz Album Of The Year'. As Octavia sadly passed away years before this project saw the light of day it's bittersweet hearing the iconic sample from her Paris Is Burning interview plus those sickenin' vocals. She should've been a massive 90's house diva! To even hear Neneh guest on a house track like this we cannot even... It makes us yearn for a huge Cherry club banger like never before! Download below and check out Part.1 here! Stay tuned for House of Wallenberg's debut album Legends featuring the amazing women above + Nicolette from Massive Attack, Victoria Wilson James from Soul II Soul and many more - out on April 17th! Enjoooy! Connect with House of Wallenberg on FB here and talk music w us here!

House of Wallenberg Feat. Octavia St. Laurent - Be Somebody - Video Premiere

House of Wallenberg continues their hit streak with the Octavia St. Laurent collaboration Be Somebody - an odyssey further into the realm of shimmering lights and moving bodies. Sadly Octavia passed away in 2009, years before this project was to be released. Hearing her vocals and the iconic sample from her Paris Is Burning interview is amazing and mind blowing. Why she wasn't a massive house diva in the early 90's we'll never know. The music production is awesome and the hard dance beat paired with the lone violin creates a truly wonderful atmosphere tinged with sadness. To honor the memory of Octavia the famous Vogue houses of New York came together to create the video. Shot in a deep black & white we get striking images - both looking to the future and acknowledging what once was in one go. The single is out now, and the Part ll mix features legendary Neneh Cherry! Enjoy!      

Neneh Cherry & The Thing - What Reason Could I Give (Kim Hiorthøy Remix)

We love Neneh Cherry and her musical output and so happy to have new stuff from her! Earlier this year she released the album The Cherry Thing with Scandinavian free jazz trio The Thing to rave reviews. The four of them first got together to pay tribute to Neneh's father Don Cherry + the band is named after one of his songs. Perfect! The original of What Reason Could I Give is by free jazzer and Pulitzer Prize winner Ornette Coleman and the Cherry take is real jazzy too. Listen to it here on Spotify. What really got us going is the brilliant Kim Hiorthøy remix. It reminds us of Massive Attack and is like a warm wooly sweater, irresistible and cozy and simply a must for the winter. The mellow piano and soft electronic beats and samples are just perfect with Neneh's subtle singing. Simply stunning work. For more of 'em click here! 

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House of Holland Resort Collection Summer 2012

Henry Holland's House of Holland have created a fun and badass film for their resort '12 collection going MTV-style by Mr Mariano Vivanco and starring model Eliza Cummings. Love the usage of Neneh Cherry's Buffalo Stance as the colourful collection would have looked superb in the actual video from 1988. Very fliry! Click here for the Neneh video!

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Buraka Som Sistema - Buffalo Stance (Neneh Cherry Cover) - Free Download

Buraka Som Sistema covers the immortal Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry for Dr. Martens 50th Anniversary. If ya like, download the .mp3 here and shake your assssss.