Having heard Stac’s first single, “Balls Bounce”, back in 2008, Ashley Beedle immediately fell in love with this young lady’s raw talent, and so it is that three years later we can finally commit to vinyl Ashley’s “Return To The Factory” vocal and dub versions; a homage to Factory Records, engineered by the one and only Yam Who?, and possibly set to be one of the biggest dance floor bangers of the summer.

Ashley’s vocal mix will also feature on Stac’s second remix album, “Turn That Light Out – The Remixes: Vol.2”, out mid-April, alongside remixes from Kidkanevil, Alex Patchwork, Hint, Yult, Blue Daisy, Herma Puma and many more!

Look out for Stac on tour with her band this spring/summer, performing tracks from her debut album, and well as remix versions re-worked live and some exciting brand new tracks.

For more info on Stac, check out her artist page!

See reactions below – and please leave your own comment in the box, we love your feedback!

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REACTIONS!

“Great mix! Deep! Typical Ashley.” Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1)

“Ashley works some SERIOUS magic on this baby. The dub was heard all over Miami! 9/10″ Mike Stukes (Mystic Vybes, WHCR 90.3FM, NYC)

“Really cool deep mixes, like them a lot!” Karsten Jon (Vinyl Vibes, Germany)

“One of the most danceable releases on Wah Wah 45s, and two more interesting remixes of Stac music. What more can you ask for?” Santiago (Acid Jazz Hispano, Spain)

“What can I say? This is absolutely smashing. Love it!” Snorre Seim (Butti 49, Norway)

“Thanks for one more Wah Wah beauty. This one is very radio Oxigenio friendly! Gonna play this on my daily night radio show on Oxigenio 102.6 fm/www.oxigenio.fm for sure.” DJ Tiago Santos (Oxigenio FM, Portugal)

“I totally love this, thanks for sending me this!” Allan Skov (Copenhagen)

“Lush!!” Ross Wakefield (Part-time Heroes)

“Superb remix by the maestro…big up !!! Marcus Milz (Further In Fusion)

“AWESOME!!!” Jon Freer (Hearing Is Believing, Manchester)

“Really cool deep mixes, like them a lot!” DJ Danilo (La Captura del Sonido, Ibiza)

“Always nice to hear some soulful deep house from Wahwah 45′s, superb 12 inch remixes from Mr Beedle!!” Dj Georgios Paroglou (Greece)

“Awesome. I had my first listen on headphones, slightly under the influence… perfect!  Deepness.  Nice one, Wah Wah!
Rich E (Further Out, L.A.)

“Gotta be the hypnotic dub for me! Like!” Sammy Goulbourne (The Other Side Radio Show, Birmingham)

“Absolutely magical remix! I’ll will feature on this weeks show. Vocal : keys and vocals work very well together creating an amazing atmosphere. Will chart in March chart and will play this at Agoria gig this month. (10/10)
Dub : Will support on a future show like how focus is more on the guitar loop. (10/10)” DJ Nelito

“I am definitely felling the Ashley Beedle Dub Factory Mix!  Love the way it breaks down around 5:30.  Pleasantly surprised, wasn’t expecting to hear a driving disco version from the Wah Wah camp, will definitely play it out this Sat night.” Tom Mannix (Canada)

Radio play from The Jazzmadass Radio Show, Radio X (Frankfurt, Germany)

Our sultry songstress returns at last with her second single on Wah Wah 45s, and in anticipation of her debut album, due out early next year. Having twisted our melons with the provocative “Balls Bounce” in 2008 (featuring a sublime remix from Bonobo) and spoilt us with the alternative smoky jazz bomb “Tip” on the latest Wah Wah 45s compilation earlier this year, Stac has spent most of the last twelve months playing live all over London, and beyond, culminating in the creation of her own choir, who follow wherever she goes and help spread her unique and quirky sound. Now Stac is back on wax with the anthemic “Glory” which had some of the UK’s most cutting edge producers queuing up to work with her.

Label mate Scrimshire offers up a dramatic minimal house interpretation; the mysterious Pause strips “Glory” down into a wondrous, melancholic piece; Leeds genius Prod takes care of the original version (featuring Mancunian trumpeter Matthew Halsall!) and Norwegian beat head King Knut comes through with a mind and genre-bending reinterpretation that rounds off this package perfectly.

There’s something for all the family, even your slightly demented uncle who lives under the stairs and you never talk about…

Available on 12″ now through Kudos Records or on digital download through the usual channels.

Reactions

“Love the Knut mix – LOVE it!” DJ IQ

“Really interesting; a song that’s quite pop but with a very different approach..nice work! The King Knut mix is really quirky and nice too.” Swell Session, Sweden

“I especially like the Scrimshire remix. That one goes straight in the box for my next tour!” Karsten John, Vinyl Vibes, Germany

Another corker! The Scrimshire mix is fantastic and totally unexpected. Love the original too! 8/10″ Ross Wakefield, Part-Time Heroes

“Stac – Glory (original version)…starts of with a broken beat feeling and after a while it turns to a laidback house anthem, combine that with the truly beautiful harmonies in the vocals and the trumpet and it’s a winner…this one is a winner for sure!” Georgios Paroglou (Palov & Mishkin, Greece)

“King Knut took a run at me and kicked me right in the knuts! (sorry). Like that remix a lot!” Sammy Goulbourne (The Other Side Radio Show, Birmingham)

“Really cool track, with wicked remixes, Scrimshire rmx impressed me and King Knut is so in the future I love it!. Cant wait to hear the forthcoming album from this really talented artist!. Full support as always.” Enrique Domenech (Fusionova021 Records)

“I really like the Scrimshire version of the Stac tune and reckon I’ll definitely be playing that one out.” DJ Griff (Jelly Jazz)

“As usual when you are talking about Wah Wah 45s releases, good remixes and an interesting original version. A full album with this voice must be a glory.” Santiago Tadeo Cervera (www.acidjazzhispano.com, Spain)

“All worth dipping in the tea! Especially the King Knut remix, top stuff, playlisted.” Phil Levene (Eclecticjazz.com)

“Liking the Scrimshire remix of Glory!” DJ Abbo (Starpoint Radio)

“The King Knut remix is my fave one !! Brilliant rework !!!” Markus Miltz (Further In Fusion)

“A mix for everyone on this one. Love the Scrimshire mix and the King Knut is really doing it for me. Great release!” Greg Clifford (Son Of Soul)

“Glory (Original Version) : Love the switch to the 4/4 beats. The track starts out mellow and explodes into a magical piece of great music, Excellent work! full support and will chart this. (10/10)

Glory (Pause Remix) : Nice remix, no support from me though (8/10)

Glory (Scrimshire Remix) : Excellent! I will support this track on a future show. (9/10)

Glory (King Knut Remix) : I like beats in this remix (8/10)”
DJ Nelito

Radio play from Kev Beadle (Solar Radio), Matthias Desch, The Boogaloo Radio Show, DJ Abbo (Starpoint Radio), DJ Nelito & Menno Jager (Sound Of Swound)

Ashley Thomas returns fresh from a string of gigs across Europe, and follows up the critical success of his debut album on Wah Wah 45s, A Tale Of Two Cities, with four exquisite remixes. The recently retired Domu delivers a stunning four to the floor house rework of the life affirming Let It Bloom, with a very handy dub version to boot; label mates Part Time Heroes turn out a seductive Moodymann style remix of the ballad Would You Cry; and the man himself reinterprets his mid tempo shuffler Maybe Is Maybe into a synth driven dance floor destroyer.

Vinyl copies are strictly limited on this one, so don’t sleep!!

www.myspace.com/ashleythomasuk

Reactions

The PTH Remix is supa! Will play in the show. Michael Ruetten (Compost Radio Show)

Really getting into this one. Very 1985 Boogie rather than house, if you know what i mean! Adrian Gibson (Freestyle Records)

Nice mixes! Kev Beadle (Solar Radio)

I love all the tracks, especially the beautiful uplifting Domu remix! The album is still a favourite, I have to listen to it every week! The same goes to Scrimshire album, which keeps growing with every listen. DJ Keyser (Crate Soul Brothers, Budapest)

A truly excellent selection of mixes. PTH remix was played on the show a few weeks ago and the Domu re-work will defo feature on next week’s basic soul show!! Simon Harrison, Basic Soul

PTH remix is my fave of this package. Really strong remix! Well done! Gerd (4Lux, Holland)

A good set of remixes all round. Sammy Goulbourne (The Other Side Radio Show, Birmingham)

Absolutely fantastic remix EP!! Domu did a great massive house bomb of Let It Bloom. Really do like it so much!! My absolutely fave one is the remix by Part Time Heroes. I am really feeling it. So lovely and deep. Big up for this!! Will play it out for sure !!! Markus Milz (Further In Fusion)

Great set of tracks starting with two good house offerings Let it Bloom,prefer the vocal personally and when does DOMU fail to produce the goods.

Then we get PTH mix of Would you cry which is spot on with a great vocal, with the Nicola Conte (which cannot be a bad thing) backing rift which flows so well 6minutes 20 seconds is gone.

My personal favorite comes last Maybe is maybe which has a great funk tinged vocal house that with pitch adjustment could be carried to a number of discerning dance floor punters.

Shall be giving these an airing on my radio show over the coming weeks. DJ Abbo (Starpoint Radio)

I am a big fan of Ashley and these new mixes are banging! Love them all. Cant pick a favourite. A great release! Greg Clifford (Son Of Soul)

Ashley Thomas / Would You Cry (Part Time Heroes Remix) : Great vocal, love the keys in this as well, very smooth. I will play on a future show. (8/10)

Ashley Thomas / Maybe is Maybe (Ashley Thomas Remix) : Awesome! I’m going to open up my show with this track this week! Well arranged and produced, excellent work! 320 definitely makes a difference especially on that awesome key solo! (9/10)

Ashley Thomas / Let it Bloom (Domu House Mix) : Nice African and Latin house vibe with a very catchy chorus / chanting. Very bouncy great work. (8/10)

Ashley Thomas / Let it Bloom (Domu House Mix) : Wicked stuff from Domu! Glad kept the chanting, some dubs just sound like instrumentals, this ones perfect. Will use this on a future show. (8/10) DJ Neilto

Let it bloom (House mix): a beautiful track that gets better and better with every ear I give it.

Would you cry (PTH remix): The melancholy in Ashleys voice makes would you cry an outstanding song, cool, mellow and melancholic seems to be a perfect combination. The production is perfect, nothing more nothing less.

Maybe is maybe (AT remix): A bit more funky than the two tunes above with its breakdowns in the right place to be. This one one is massive, tie your shoelaces, move on down to the floor and shake it, shake it good!!

Georgios Paraglou (Guosto Records, Greece)

Reactions to A Tale Of Two Cities

Album of the Week! Gilles Peterson (J Wave, Japan)

Has everything from jazz to latin to funk. But above all is dripping with quality soul. Superb! The Craig Charles Funk And Soul Show. BBC 6Music. (playlisted)

Having been consistently one of our most popular outfits over the last three years or so with their infectious dance floor latin/jazz releases, the Colman brothers finally allowed us to reinterpret a couple of their finest moments and release them on limited fat wax!

The first single, and now classic, El Nino gets the rough bass bending samba treatment from NYCT head honchos and New Yorks finest, The Greenwood Rhythm Coalition, who also spoil us with some very handy Bonus Beats in the bargain too!

On the flip, our producer de jour, the mighty Scrimshire, comes through with a club friendly and very tasteful reworking of the latest Colman offering, Sem Amor, featuring Colman sister Sara on vocals!

www.myspace.com/colmanbrothers

Reactions

Colman Brothers / El Nino (GCR remix) contaminated dancefloor jazz with a thumpin’ bassline. Nice horns and by all means a wicked trumpet and a nice flow to it, just great!

Colman Brothers / Sem amor (Scrimshire) When you put together a nice latin groove, the Portuguese language, a beautiful female vocalist like Sara Colman, a mesmerizing trumpet and a summer sunset, the result is Sem Amor. This song is so GOOD!

Georgios Paroglou, Palov & Mishkin, Castablast, Athens, Greece

Both cracking remixes. Hard pushed to pick a fave, but I think the GRC just nicks it!! 8/10 Ross Wakefield (Part Time Heroes)

Niiiice! Absolutely love the two Colman Bros remixes. Will be playing both. The GRC mix is bang on and will definitely be played pretty much every week now for some time to come. I always loved the original Sem Amor but it’s difficult to drop on a non-jazz dance crowd as the tempo is so high. This Scrimshire version is a much more dance floor friendly groove. DJ Griff (Firefly, Rambunctious Social Club, Eden Project, Jelly Jazz, Plymouth & beyond)

Oh my gosh El Nino is wicked !! Absolutely feelin this one !!! Marcus Milz (Further In Fusion, Radio Corax, Germany)

Worth dipping in the tea! Top stuff. Playlisted. Phil Levene, Eclecticjazz.com

EL Nino is one of my all time favorites. And the versions are awesome too ! Angel Mishev, Sugar Club, Sofia, Bulgaria

Colman remixes are spot ON! Loving those and so will my listeners when play to them. Sammy Goulbourne, The Otherside Radio Show, Birmingham

Flip me, it has been a while since I have received a dancefloor banger! Thanks, I will be playing th GRC remix of El Nino this weekend. DJ Kappa (Brighton)

The Scrimshire rub of Sem Amor is a beauty! Greg Clifford, Son Of Soul

El Nino (GRC Remix) : I will support this on a future show. Good arrangement and beats. (8/10)

El Nino (GRC Bonus Beats) : Always nice to have (8/10)

Sem Amor (Scrimshire Remix) : Loving it! Perfect for my first half of my show, I will support this on my show. (8/10)

DJ Nelito

Nice one!, GRC remix is a really cool and groovy interpretation of original track, and the Bonus track is a dance killer! Full support. Enrique Domenech, Fusionova Records

Liking that GRC remix of Colman Bros christ child track, and so close to christmas too! Will be playing for sure. Paris, Groovescooter Records

The Part-Time Heroes sound has often been compared to scene defining stalwarts like Koop, Zero 7 and Portishead, with a uniquely refreshingly, wholesome and honest style, complete with live instrumentation, deep jazz roots, folky flourishes and organic, soul nourishing goodness.

Following on from the digital release of their Remixes album project in May, we have unleashed two of the finest and most popular reinterpretations on strictly limited 12 inch vinyl!! Bristol’s kings of stoned soul, Unforscene, deliver an ethereal dance floor rework of Angels Fly (featuring the spine tingling vocals of Jono McCleery) that comes in at just under an epic 8 minutes. On the flip, we give you a drum n bass monster from one half of the PTH duo (Ross Wakefield) showing us his dark side with a stunning junglist rework of the usually sultry Stop, Fade, Blur, featuring Laura Vane on vocals. Defikews Stop, Fade, Roll Remix is a tops off, arms in the air, sweat inducing ravers anthem!!

Scrimshire´s second single on Wah Wah 45s comes almost exactly a year after his debut, ´You Will Save Me´ (remixed by Spiritual South) dropped, and during that time this young South London producer has been busy in his basement honing his sound and putting the finishing touches to a plethora of stunning new tracks.

´Warm Sound´, featuring the sublime vocals of up-and-coming Norwegian songstress Inga-Lill Aker, first appeared on the second ´Underground Hits & Exclusive Bits´ compilation in 2007, and here gets a gorgeous minimal house re-rub by man-of-the-moment Aaron Jerome. On the flip, Scrimshire continues to explore the style of his first single with an extended, percussive workout entitled ´When The World Was Young´ (Part 2) where the haunting choral vocals take things that bit deeper – reminiscent of a certain Troubleman perhaps.

Check Scrimshire´s other new cut, ´Mistaken´ (featuring the very soulful Rob Hynd) on the next ´Underground Hits´ compilation, out in April!!

Sometime in the early 21st century, deep in the leafy suburbs of downtown Southampton, a mild mannered part-time shop assistant and unassuming sandwich delivery-boy were hatching a plan to rescue quality soulful music from almost certain oblivion.

Ross Wakefield and Toby Vane (as theyre known to the taxman) harnessed their shared influences, ranging from Public Enemy and Joe Cocker to Elbow and Nick Drake, and began to create their own unique supersonic sound. They invited selected friends and musicians to bring more of a live element to their recordings, including Oi Va Voi chanteuse Bridgette Amofah, and vocalist for Justin and Luke Unabombers Elektrons project, Pete Simpson, who both appear on this release.

2006 saw the duo unleash their debut recording, the Realise EP, earning them global critical acclaim, and radio rotation from Mr Scruff, Ras Kwame, and Gilles Peterson – and by the end of the year the Heroes had landed themselves two nominations at the BBC Worldwide Awards. Things were starting to hot up!

The new Ready For Change EP paves the way for the Heroes debut album, Meanwhile. This three track taster kicks off with Pete Simpsons life affirming vocals on what is sure to be a summer smasher, before the dance floor pressure continues with instrumental exclusive Pressating and we round things off with Bridgetts sultry tones on the gorgeous Sun Will Shine.

The Heroes will be touring with their full live band throughout the latter half of 2008 and into 09, following up road blocked gigs at The Jazz Cafe & Pigalle Club with a number of festivals over the summer and a huge album launch at Cargo on September 12th. Shop assistant and delivery boy RIP, these boys are on a mission, and wont stop until their work is done.

Ready For Change EP released on vinyl/download 23rd June

Meanwhile… LP released on CD/download 1st September

QUOTES:

I Highly rate them, watch out for them Gilles Peterson

A summery blast of addictive dance floor fun. IDJ Magazine

The second coming on Wah wah 45s for the mysterious duo from Southampton! The Part Time Heroes have seen themselves thrust into the limelight in the last 12 months, following their first release on Wah Wah and the Realise EP on Mums The Word. Gilles Peterson and co went nuts, the boys smashed it live at Cargo and The Big Chill, and ended 2006 with a Maida Vale session and a nomination for single of the year.

Their second release on Wah Wah 45s sees them return to their PTH Projects alias once again, as they re-work Pretend Paradise, their collaboration with BBC Jazz Artist of the Year 2005 Liane Carroll. The Parta Herois De Tempo Mix is unsurprisingly a latin flavoured re-jig that grabs the dance floor by the balls and refuses to let go until the samba heavy crescendo! On the flip, the PTH boys come through with a brand new cut What The Sun Brings; another uplifting club cut, reminiscent of RSL at their best.