Shadows / Ain't Afraid To Beg, by Runaway

Shadows / Ain't Afraid To Beg

by Runaway

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	1.	Shadows 06:56		buy track
	2.	Ain't Afraid To Beg 08:24		buy track

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“Outstanding! Gonna play it lots.” Trevor Jackson (Playgroup)

 “They both sound superb. Very nicely paced and the additional synths, fx sit very well.” Tim Goldsworthy of the DFA

“Loving both. Got back from Japan last night and spun them to whoops and cheers over there.” Prins Thomas

“Really enjoying the edits…they go down a treat here in Glasgow.” Twitch from Optimo

“So funky, so good. Nice one!” Alex From Tokyo (Tokyo Black Star/Innervisions)

The brain trust here at Wurst Edits managed to reel in their good buddies Runaway to do the honors on the second release on the label, and what a job they did! Not only did the dynamic duo (Marcos Cabral and Jacques Renault to their moms) dig up some tasty rare gems to edit, the boys went above and beyond the call of duty and added some deft synth work on top to boot! Tim “Love” Lee said it best when he first heard the cuts, “Did I hear someone say Aceeeeed?!?”

First up is “Shadows,” a driving little ditty chock full of killer congas, squelchy bass and some downright soul-wrenching vox straight outta Motown. “Ahhhhaaaahhhhhhhhh!” Now sing it with us! “Ain’t Afraid To Beg” gets those hips a swaying with sultry female vocals, hand claps aplenty and one helluva acid line! Fans of disco, house, techno, punk funk –this one’s for you!

Runaway is a Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based duo comprised of techno auteur Marcos Cabral (he of Trapez fame) and disco gadabout Jacques Renault (Editions Disco). Marcos didn’t want us to mention that when he was a teenager in the late 80s, he used to perform as a mime in downtown Manhattan so that he could save up enough money to buy turntables and a mixer. Jacques was a bit embarrassed to let out that he was conceived in the back of a limousine while his father was on a “diplomatic” mission in Monaco in the 70s. (He’s now the French ambassador to Zimbabwe and has no relation to the Renault automobile company.) Quite remarkably, this is their debut single.

DJ Support from James Murphy (DFA/LCD Soundsystem), Steve Kotey (Bear Funk/Chicken Lips), Brennan Green, Tim Sweeney (DFA), Dirk (Eskimo), Kaos, Nick Chacona, Sal P. from Liquid Liquid, Escort, James F#%king Friedman, and Prince Language (Editions Disco).

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released February 1, 2007

Wurst Edits – WET1002
Vinyl, 12"

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Jacques Renault Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn based DJ, producer and A&R.

Owner of Let's Play House, On The Prowl and Schatzi.

Also in the group Runaway with Marcos Cabral and Goodnight Moon with Mark Verbos.

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