Shackleton covers Savage Republic

UK-based dubstep producer and Skull Disco label co-owner Shackleton (aka Sam Shackleton) has a new single in the pipeline. Titled "Next To Nothing" the 12-inch will be released via Crosstown Rebels in July.

"Next to Nothing" is yet another of Shackleton's mysterious creations filled with low buzzing basslines, hypnotic melodies, and that typical feeling of impending doom.

The track is actually a cover version of the legendary LA-based 80's industrial band Savage Republic’s original and features the vocals of the band's lead ex-singer Jackson Del Ray. "I had that [Savage Republic's] ‘Tragic Figures’ album since I was a teenager," Shackleton told Fact Magazine few months ago. "It's got an atmosphere I really like. Similar to what I'm looking to create myself."

The package comes along with a remix from the Berlin-based duo Exercise One (aka Marco Freivogel & Ingo Gansera) and the Canadian producer Guillaume Coutu Dumont who offers a more peak time and tribal-infused reinterpretation on the flip side.

Just a quick note: The folks at Crosstown Rebels decided to make this a special record for the UNICEF charity to highlight the plight of children around the world. Respect.

Format: 12" / Digital download
Label: Crosstown Rebels (# CRM040)
Release date: July 2007

Tracklist:

01. Next To Nothing
02. Next To Nothing (Guillaume & The Cotu Dumonts Remix)
03. Next To Nothing (Exercise One Remix)