Releases by Hector Couto
DMU015 - Remixed - Various Artists
Released 2014-03-10
Remixes by Darius Syrossian & Josh Butler, Cecyl, Reboot
- Sunday Anthem (Darius Syrossian & Josh Butler Remix) - Hector Couto - 6:25
- Days Without You (Cecyl Remix) - Darius Syrossian - 9:37
- Mi Nombre (Reboot's Remastered Remix) - Katoline, Horatio - 10:29
Three remixes of three of the label's own records - 'Remixed' looks back over the first years of Definition:Music from the vantage point of 2014.
'Sunday Anthem' returns as a Darius Syrossian and Josh Butler remix, the first time the two worked together, and it became a hit in its own right.
Cecyl takes 'Days Without You' the other way: where the original was a house record, his remix is deep and hypnotic.
And 'Mi Nombre', the record the label started with, comes back as Reboot's remix, remastered.
Available on Beatport, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Discogs.
DMU011 - Sunday Anthem - Hector Couto
Released 2013-12-09
Remixes by Dene Antony, Definition
- Sunday Anthem - Hector Couto - 6:34
- Sunday Anthem (Dene Antony Remix) - Hector Couto - 5:19
- Sunday Anthem (Definition Remix) - Hector Couto - 6:49
Spanish producer Hector Couto is part of a new breed of tech-house inclined musicians making their mark on the scene. Considering his short but prolific career has already led him to famous outlets such as Get Physical, Saved, Hot Creations and Noir, that's hardly surprising either. This time around, he perks up on the Swiss-based Definition:Music for the first time since his collaboration with VIVa mainstay Darius Syrossian, the quite emphatic Here We Come. The good news is that Sunday Anthem is a no less enticing affair.
Indeed, the title track sees Couto set his stall out in a fairly vintage manner. Sprightly, energetic and with more than enough groove with which to ignite the 'floor, Sunday Anthem is precisely the sort of anthem that will work wonders incidentally, at Sankeys on a Sunday. Where, it might not have escaped your attention, is exactly when Syrossian & co. line up for their weekly Ibiza parties.
On the remix front, Dene Antony unleashes an absolute pearl of a remix, as he makes the original even more frenetic thanks to some more solid kicks and a bumping bassline that makes all the right noises. Great work from the Yorkshire producer; a man who we're sure to hear more of on this sort of form. Lastly, Definition turns in a remix that's stuffed full with ravey stabs, harmonious melodies, some clever drumwork and a barrage of suspense. It proves a fitting end to an altogether excellent EP.
Available on Beatport, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Discogs.
DMU006 - Here We Come - Darius Syrossian, Hector Couto
Released 2013-01-28
- Here We Come - Darius Syrossian, Hector Couto - 5:39
- Here We Come (Dub Mix) - Darius Syrossian, Hector Couto - 6:27
Darius Syrossian and Hector Couto's first record together, 'Metal' on OFF Recordings, went straight up the charts and stayed in the clubs. 'Here We Come' is what followed - and it arrived with a whole summer behind it.
The track ran through the 2012 season in Ibiza, at DC10 and at Sankeys, and it was the Viva Warriors anthem long before it had a release date. By the time it landed on Definition:Music, Steve Lawler, DJ Sneak, Richy Ahmed, DJ W!ld, Heidi, Lauhaus and 2000 and One were all carrying it. It comes with a Dub Mix alongside the original.
Available on Beatport, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, Discogs.
