CAPP Records’ Blog

In 2006, CAPP Records released a very solid compilation called Party Essential. The promotional side of the business wasn’t quite the well-honed machine we have today, and we believe that some of the tracks we put on the release didn’t quite get the exposure they deserved. So we’re working on rectifying that this year alongside our other initiatives.

One track in particular was Summertime, from DJ Skillmaster out of the UK. This pop-friendly dance crossover just has so many of the right elements, we decided to dust it off and hand it to our Germany-based producer, Dany Wild, to give it a redux with his capable touch. We’re very excited to see what Dany comes-up with on this one, but if his prior work is any indication, it’s going to be something very special indeed.

Dany is also a capable videographer, and as we speak, he and DJ Skillmaster are en route to Spain to film the major elements of a new video for Summertime. Skillmaster has been in Rome performing, and Dany calls Hamburg home. A particular location in Spain had just the right combination elements, so off they go to make it happen. We’ll also be including some terrific footage of some of the best sights of summer (so to speak).

Anyway, stay tuned. We’ll have more details of the new mix and new video as they become available, but we’re targeting a release just in time for the start of summer in the northern hemisphere.

Yesterday, we sent out the following release to the media and key industry contacts:

San Francisco-based CAPP Records, along with its partner label, Germany’s Mental Madness Records, is shaking-up the US dance music scene again in 2008 with several compilation and single releases slated, featuring its premier compilation, Bounce!

Bounce!, available at iTunes and CAPP’s own Second Life digital store, features numerous strong tracks that push the envelope of dance music. The album’s first single, Andrew Spencer & The Vamprockerz’ global club smash Zombie, continues to climb dance charts with its rock-edged groove of the song made famous by The Cranberries. CAPP’s own Rikah shines with the original Everything is Changing, while DJ Analyzer vs. D-JMC offer a strong redux of Pat Benetar’s famous We Belong.

What makes CAPP’s releases so compelling is the availability of numerous remixes that span global dance styles. From hard-edged, Euro-infused “hands-up” style mixes popular with today’s youth, to more US mainstream friendly house mixes, the songs open dance to new audiences and satisfies dance music fans of all ages.

CAPP’s most recent compilation release, 50 Techno Electro Tunes (available on iTunes, and currently the top #5 iTunes dance album in the US), even embraces the latest craze among Dutch & German kids. Called “jumpstyle,” this new dance sub-genre is edgy, thumpy, and evokes a funky, updated dancing combination of kicking forwards and backwards both legs on the basslines, even certain sub-genres of Jumpstyle moves have been embraced (hardjump, freestyle, duojump and tekstyle/starstyle).

Also on-tap this year with CAPP Records is another single release from Rikah, the rich and tasty Out of Time, as well as a re-release for 2008 of European super-DJ Rob Mayth’s Barbie Girl, a cover of the song originally from Aqua.

Stay tuned for more surprises coming this year from CAPP Records. For more information, visit www.capprecords.com.