Strictly Rhythm

MORILLO TAKES STRICTLY INTO THE FUTURE

''The rush that you get from playing in front of a massive crowd like that, especially when it's going off, when you connect, it's kind of like having an orgasm, it's a high, it's like sex''. Erick Morillo clearly explains how it feels to play in front of 65,000 people in Argentina.

Now Erick Morillo returns with a new purpose to promote his association with one of the most respected house music labels in the world, the label that kick started his career and brought house music to the masses - Strictly Rhythm.

Erick was one of the imprint's original and best known artists, so it is only fitting that in the year that Strictly Rhythm celebrates its 20th anniversary, he returns with his first mix on the label since 1995.

''I'm a very lucky person. I'm living what they say is the dream,'' and he's not exaggerating. Erick Morillo is a larger than life character, talented, good looking, more than a little bit bling. He has a record label and a flourishing international DJ career; he sometimes travels to gigs by private jet. He is part owner of one of New York's most famous nightspots and is often surrounded by models and celebrities.

He has had a career that has spanned the best part of 20 years where he has carefully trodden the line between commercial success and underground credibility. He is one of those rare artists who has managed to obtain the best of both worlds.

Launching into the mix with characteristic energy, Morillo joins the dots between the past, present and future, blending brand new mixes of Strictly benchmarks like Underground Solution's Luv Dancin (Mike Dominico) and Hardrive's Deep Inside (Harry Choo Choo Romero) together with upfront exclusives including four new tracks now picked up by Strictly and featured here for the very first time on a comp, namely Chris Montana's Speed Of Life, Leventina's Nightshift, Nico's Diorio Shop along with Afro Jack's Radio Man (all will be brought to wider consciousness as part of the Strictly Erick Morillo album campaign). If that's not plenty enough, two further new Subliminal productions, a brand new Morillo mix of the track Life Goes On from Erick and Richard Grey with Shawnee Taylor and another from one of Subliminal's founding producers, Harry Choo, with the Jose Nunez mix of Cumbia are included, bringing this album to the attention of the wider Morillo and Subliminal community. The result Erick describes as ''kind of not what Strictly was, but where Strictly is going.''

The mix is a ''very sexy'' showcase of the peak time dance floor moments audiences can typically expect from one of his current live performances containing all the influences that have inspired him on his travels from House to Minimal with even a little trance thrown in for good measure that are all Strictly... well, Erick Morillo, of course!

After tearing it up over two sessions, we're then treated to Morillo's personal Strictly classics selection, a blend of the sweet vocals (South St Player's Who Keeps Changing Your Mind and Aly-us' Follow Me) and tough tracks (Lil Mo Yin Yang's Reach and Joint Venture's Masterblaster) that's been part of his thing from the beginning.

Prepare yourself... this is Strictly... Erick Morillo.



This release sets the standard for the new series of Strictly compilations and singles headed by the label's most prolific artistes and some fresh and incredibly exciting new names in what is set to be a fantastic 20th anniversary year.

The latest in the Strictly... artistes mix series is released on 23rd February 2009.

Includes multiple exclusives and new mixes of Strictly benchmarks from Hardrive / DLG & Erick Morillo / Underground Solution / Who's Who? (Steve Angello) / Harry Choo Choo Romero / Richard Grey / Jose Nunez / ATFC / Copyright / Cevin Fisher / Chris Montana & more

Album Formats: 3XCD / DOWNLOAD

View tracklist here

Additional Formats: CD EP / 2 x 12''s available soon
Following the main album release, there will be an unmixed DJ-friendly CD EP / 2 x 12'' release of exclusive tracks from the album.

Read the full Strictly...Erick Morillo feature at strictly.com from Monday 16th February click here