As previously announced, The FADER is embarking on a yearlong remix project with the legendary Latin label Fania, wherein we enlist some of our favorite musicians to reinterpret classics from their celebrated catalog. Today, we’re thrilled to premiere the first in the series, for which Monterrey-based DJ/producer Toy Selectah has envisioned Willie Colón‘s haunting salsa classic “Aguanile” as a portal to the future of the sacred 6/8 rhythm. Voiced by hallowed singer Hector Lavoe, the song feels like a stepladder from the ancient rhythmic past to the very immediate present, manifested in the new Mexican style called tribal guarachero. Read our interview with Toy about his interpretation of this song in the following pages, and read more about him in our tribal guarachero story in our latest issue. You can buy this remix off Fania’s site, purchase it on vinyl EP in the coming months, or grab the whole 12-song series on vinyl and CD at the end of the year.
Stream: Willie Colón, “Aguanile (Toy Selectah RMX)”
Toy Selector is probably the most overrated producer out there. This is so boring I couldn’t even finish listening to it. Do something new and interesting or leave it alone already. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Toy, it’s time to go back to your roots “they can still pay your bills”, leave the coolness and go back to the barrio sonidero style, we need the sonidero nacional revival!
I enjoyed Toy Selectah’s remix. Its always tough blowing up, your die hards tend to feel alienated. Let the brother explore.
Man, this is pretty dang cool. It’s difficult when you touch iconic material like this. For those not getting into it, wait until the 4 minute mark when it really kicks in.
If I was honored with the opportunity, I would definitely remix something from Ruben Blades… so much to choose from.
theres nothing interesting about the remix but I see he took the project with care and respect
and that is important being told to remix something like this is not a joke
fader keep em coming
i love the alienation/emphasis of the drums. hypnotic. magnetic. without losing the beauty of the original song. like
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Love & Hate, Supporters and Haters! Let;s keep the ball rollin !!!!
Aquí estamos, vamos, regresamos, seguimos y no nos vamos !!!!
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TOY
I have to agree with Chicharron, Toy is so overrated.
He should stik to playing records in partys. He had a great song to remix and he made it boring. Plain. The climax comes with a snare! Wow. Lame.
Definitely boring would be the best way to describe it. I did like the percussion, but if u listen to it for 4 entire minutes before having a “climax”, along with the rest of the elements, doing the same thing, it becomes BORING. Toy tries to revive his mix at the end (4 minutes after!!!!) with this “climax”, and ends up with plain dumb mix.