The Remixes: House of Wallenberg Feat. Octavia St. Laurent - Be Somebody

The House of Wallenberg keeps on releasing excellent music! As we've been on a real house high these last few weeks it's awesome to add the Be Somebody remix EP to the playlist! Since the original and Part 2 sport heavy early 90's vibes and feature Paris Is Burning legend Octavia St. Laurent with the latter also incorporates a verse by equal badass Neneh Cherry - this release ties it all together so well. Heartbreakingly enough the entire project is released after Octavia passed away, and is also her only full music project to see the light of day - if there's such a thing as an afterlife we can only hope she's in a club where they have access to new releases! CVNT TR4XXX goes the chopped and layered route with the vocals while adding a sick bass and dirty synths. Love that! Perfect for a Vogue-off! Stockholm based duo Kings of the Universe throws glitter in the air and create a sweet nod to classic Chicago house. It sounds like a sickenin' 12" you'd find in hidden crate in a vintage shop even! Nice! Listen below and grab P.2 in the process! Enjoy! The full EP on iTunes here!   

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!