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ARTIST
TITLE
1999 DJ Tool
FORMAT
2LP

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CATALOG #
BEC 5614293 BEC 5614293
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RELEASE DATE
4/4/2025

1999 DJ Tool: "Cassius 1999," "La Mouche," "Feeling For You" and other classics tracks as never heard before. Unreleased double vinyl album featuring eight exclusive extended versions of the most iconic tracks from the album 1999, and a short story-liner notes by Boombass. 1999 DJ Tool has never been released before ? it was only sent to some VIPs years ago as a promo vinyl boxset while the 1999 album was released. "Daft Punk's groundbreaking album Homework had just opened the door for French electronic music to reach global audiences. For artists rooted in DJ culture, this was a turning point. French acts were finally being invited to play at burgeoning festivals and iconic clubs. The British audience was the first to embrace us, and weekend after weekend, we toured the UK. Inspired by those nights behind the decks, we suggested releasing a vinyl featuring extended versions of tracks from 1999. Designed as a promotional DJ Tool, it celebrated expansive, long-form tracks reminiscent of the ones we loved to play, an homage to our early experiments with endless loops, like Dinapoly from 1996. The vinyl was pressed in an extremely promo limited series, echoing our early maxi-singles and the rare records we used to hunt for as collectors. For fans, it was a chance to own something truly unique; for us, it was a final opportunity to re-explore the album's music. Produced in the style of La Funk Mob's EP, with the two of us in a recording booth surrounded by floppy-disk machines and two or three synths, the album's songs were structured and mixed directly in stereo on a DAT (digital audio tape). "Most tracks, originally very long, were edited into a coherent, hour-long listening experience. The DJ Tool was assembled from those original mixes, as a final, free-wheeling variation of our three weeks of fun in the studio. Holding that vinyl today brings back vivid memories of those early travels, the nightclubs at the cusp of transformation, the crowds getting younger at new parties, and the vinyl records that were just starting to fade from DJ booths."