UNKLE reveal tracklist for Rōnin I mixtape and drop new song "If We Don't Make It"
UNKLE have shared new song "If We Don't Make It" as well as unveiling the full tracklist for their upcoming mixtape Rōnin I, which will include reconstructed collaborations with Michael Kiwanuka, Liela Moss and others.
Rōnin I was announced last month with lead single "Do Yourself Some Good", and today (17 March) they've returned with new cut "If We Don’t Make It".
The new track is also accompanied by an official trailer for Rōnin I, which reveals reconstructed/remixed collaborations with Michael Kiwanuka, Liela Moss, The Big Pink, Tom Smith, Miink and more.
James Lavelle says of the project, "Rōnin was an idea that started in lockdown back in June 2020 where Steven (Weston) and I started doing some remixes for a new set we thought we would be playing later in the year. As the lockdown continued and any hope of live shows disappeared, we decided to work on it as a mixtape where we could create an hours worth of new remixes and incorporate brand new tracks in the spirit of a new live show, but give it a proper release due to the circumstances."
He continues, "I wanted to take a look at my work across The Road period and create club versions of particular tracks, reflecting the mood of where we are, but to also take it into an optimistic uplifting place. To create a mix that felt like both letting go and coming together - the best things that club music can do to take you on a journey through all the eclectic elements of a set I love to play. I looked at certain songs where I felt the lyrics were in feeling with the current world we are living in. Most of the songs were recorded before Covid-19 hit, there was a lot of struggle, uncertainty and political change and unrest at that time. The pandemic has just amplified that, so I felt the songs still resonated with today’s situation giving them a new lease of life."
Lavelle adds, "The record is meant to be like a night out at a party or club from the beginning of the night to the end, or a new UNKLE:Sounds show. It’s the set I dream of playing out in a festival or club when we finally get to come together and dance again!"
Tracklist:
- 初登場
- Ar.Mour (Rōnin Dub) [Feat. Miink]
- The Other Side (Rōnin Def Mix) [Feat. Tom Smith]
- On My Knees (Rōnin Def Mix) [Feat. Michael Kiwanuka]
- If We Don’t Make It (Rōnin Throwdown)
- Do Yourself Some Good (Rōnin Throwdown)
- 初幕間
- Find An Outsider (Rōnin Reconstruction) [Feat. The Big Pink]
- Days and Nights / Reprise (Rōnin Re-Edit) [Feat. Dhani Harrison]
- Feel More / With Less (Rōnin Reconstruction) [Feat. Liela Moss]
- Catch Me When I Fall (Rōnin Vocal Mix) [Feat. Callum Finn]
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