Description
名門Mr. Bongoの目利きたちが発掘。Frankie Knucklesの金字塔を、チリの地下シーンがDIYな精神で宇宙的なロファイ・ハウスへと塗り替えた衝撃のカヴァー。
電子音楽が爆発的な盛り上がりを見せていたサンティアゴの夜に、MamacitaことCarolina VallejosとプロデューサーのPersona RSは出会った。Frankie Knucklesへの深い敬愛から生まれた本作は、かつてデジタル限定でリリースされ、知る人ぞ知る秘宝として扱われてきた。不朽の名作「Your Love」を、これほどまでに大胆かつ独創的に再構築した例は他にない。
録音環境は極めて簡素で、古いWindowsのノートPCと借り物のマイクを使用したという。そのDIY精神がもたらしたのは、初期シカゴ・ハウスにも通じる粗削りで生々しいエナジーだ。うねるようなシンセラインとCarolinaの官能的なスペイン語ヴォーカルが混ざり合い、中毒性の高いレフトフィールドなコズミック・ハウスへと昇華されている。Idjut Boysがセットに組み込み、Luke Unaがバルセロナのフロアを揺らしたことで再び脚光を浴びたこの楽曲が、Mr. Bongoよりついにヴァイナル化。
B面には、Luke UnaとClassic Musicの重鎮Luke Solomonによるリエディットを収録。オリジナルが持つ独特の歪みや中毒性を活かしつつ、フロアでの機能性を高めた強力なアンダーグラウンド・ツールへと仕上がっている。デジタル・クリーンな音像とは一線を画す、中低域の粘りとザラついた質感が際立つ決定盤。
A1. Tu Amor (Your Love Spanish Version)
B1. Tu Amor (Double Drop Luke E Soul re-edit)
When it comes to musical discovery, sometimes the stars just align. DJ and record collector, Steve KIW, put Mr Bongo onto this amazing Chilean cover version of Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles' all-time classic 'Your Love’. Despite being originally released 13 years ago, it had recently started to prick the ears of house and Balearic connoisseurs in the UK, further cemented by inclusions in the Idjut Boys epic sets. Steve heard them play it, tipped us off and it soon became a favourite at Mr Bongo HQ.
By pure chance when the Mr Bongo DJs joined Luke Una to play at La Paloma ballroom in Barcelona a few weeks later, Luke dropped this incredible interpretation at the peak of his set. A good friend of his, Michelle from Huddersfield, had also put him onto the track and he instantly fell in love. A serendipitous coming together, 'Tu Amor' seemed like the perfect next instalment in the É Soul Cultura discography.
The version in question was released in 2012 as part of a digital-only EP. It came courtesy of the Chilean DJ, producer and singer Mamacita (Carolina Vallejos) and producer Sebastian Roman, aka Persona RS. Meeting Sebastian while out partying in Santiago during a boom time for electronic music in Chile, their shared passion for making house music in Spanish and their admiration for Frankie Knuckles led to the creation of this raw and unique cover version.
Recorded on lo-fi equipment, including an old Windows laptop and a borrowed Neumann microphone, it nods to the DIY ethos of the early Chicago productions. The result is a stripped-back, quirky cosmic take on a stone-cold classic, full of squelching synthlines and Carolina’s stunning Spanish vocals, that became a club hit on Chile's underground circuit. However, aside from some Latin American and US DJs picking it up, it never got the international recognition it deserved.
Fast forward to 2025, and É Soul Cultura is proud to present the glorious 'Tu Amor' on vinyl for the first time, backed with a new, extended, club re-edit by É Soul Cultura captain Luke Una and Luke Solomon (Classic Music). On first hearing ‘Tu Amor’ Luke Una recalls, “There was a real charm to it, it was quite an unorthodox arrangement, a huge wonkiness and just sounded so DIY in a brilliant way. I was chatting to Luke (Solomon) about how much we loved it and we decided to re-edit it together. Accentuating the wonk of those crazy synths, we’ve extended it to make a fiercer underground club tool, without taking away that very charming cosmic feel”.
