Tensnake

The rise of Hamburg’s Marco Niemerski, aka Tensnake, has been slow but sure. And to anyone familiar with his work over the years, it is also more than a touch inevitable. This year has seen “Coma Cat”, with its irresistible conga melody, vocal hook, and jacking rhythm, explode in clubs worldwide. Originally released in January on the small, Munich-based Permanent Vacation imprint (a label that has become something of a dance connoisseur’s choice with a string of consistently excellent Balearic/disco releases), it was picked up by the mainstream crossover vehicle Defected in June. Meanwhile, his remix of Azari & III’s “Reckless (For Your Love)” has become one of the most hotly anticipated of 2010, based on just a minute-long snippet on Tensnake’s Soundcloud site with what seemed to be a sample from C&C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”, of all things. (More …)