* Billie Ray Martin - The Crackdown Project

'The Crackdown Project' Volumes 1 & 2, featuring Stephen Mallinder, Märtini Brös and Lusty Zanzibar.

Deluxe double album 2CD release

Release date: 25 March 2013 (Europe) - 26 March 2013 (USA)

Label: dPulse Recordings/Ovrtone Music/Disco Activisto

Billie Ray Martin is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of her acclaimed Crackdown Project as a deluxe double CD digipack edition. 'The Crackdown Project' features Billie's re-workings of the Cabaret Voltaire Industrial/Dance music classics "The Crackdown" and "Just Fascination", along with an immense collection of innovative remixes personally commissioned by Billie featuring some of the brightest stars of the deep electronica underground.

Also featuring a vocal turn by Cabaret Voltaire founding member Stephen Mallinder – as well as a stunning remix from Hey Rube! (Mallinder's new project with fellow dance music legend Steve Cobby) – The Crackdown Project is an expansive musical homage to the founding fathers of electronic dance music. Not only does Billie pay tribute to electronic music's halcyon days, but she single-handedly pulls these classic tracks into the future.

When Billie told Stephen Mallinder she had just finished the job of selling out Cabaret Voltaire to disco, he burst out laughing. The legendary head of famed electronic band Cabaret Voltaire saw no reason to stop her. Instead, he agreed to deliver his first vocal performance in years on Billie's cover of the Cabs' song "The Crackdown". Produced by top Berlin tech-house act Maertini Broes, this production brings Billie Ray Martin back to her famed house music roots. And with the UK's finest Nu-Disco producer Lusty Zanzibar on production for "Just Fascination" the result is a no-holds-barred epic groove fest with a Balearic touch.

Remixes were delivered not only by Billie's "Your Loving Arms" co-writer David Harrow (under his Oicho moniker), but also by super-blog Audio Porn Central's top remix team: Celebrity Murder Party, Copycat, Divide and Create, Dunproofin, Flying White Dots, Phil RetroSpector and Year Zero have all delivered something that goes beyond mere remixing but they have created stunning artistic reworks of these classic songs.

Originally a digital release on Billie's Disco Activisto label, The Crackdown Project hit the pop mainstream achieving 'Song of the Day' status at Popjustice and delivered 20,000 downloads in just a matter of days. It is now being released on CD for the very first time, including an exclusive new mix.

Stephen Mallinder: "Billie and I had been planning to work together for a number of years and now we finally did it."

BRM: "I could never do justice to the original songs but can have a damn good time trying."

Billie Ray Martin: The Crackdown (Original Version feat. Stephen Mallinder and Maertini Broes) by Billie Ray Martin

Billie Ray Martin: The Crackdown Project - Just Fascination (Original Version feat. Lusty Zanzibar) by Billie Ray Martin

Billie Ray Martin: The Crackdown Project - Just Fascination (Flying White Dots Remix) by Billie Ray Martin

Billie Ray Martin: The Crackdown Project - Just Fascination (Divide & Kreate Remix) by Billie Ray Martin

Billie Ray Martin: The Crackdown Project - Just Fascination (A Copycat Remix) by Billie Ray Martin

* Hard Ton feat. BILLIE RAY MARTIN - Marilyn FREE DOWNLOAD

Hard Ton and Billie Ray Martin deliver another melodic house masterpiece. Original Version appears on Time To Jack E.P. (Dissident Records)

* Billie Ray Martin - Dead Again

Billie Ray Martin just uploaded the remixes for Dead Again and there's only one thing we can say: "OMG! OMG! OMG!"! A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!!!! :P

Dead Again by Billie Ray Martin

* LeFreak c'est Chic! - Best Of 2011

Best Song Of 2011

Jessica 6 - White Horse




Jessica 6 - White Horse by DCozmonaut

Best Remix Of 2011

Niki & The Dove - Mother Protect (Goldroom Remix)




Niki & The Dove - Mother Protect (Goldroom Remix) by Goldroom

Best Remixer Of 2011

Eli Escobar



Remixes by EliEscobar

Best Album Of 2011

Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes



Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes (Hype Machine Album Exclusive) by LykkeLi

Best Band Of 2011

The Opiates



THE OPIATES ALBUM: HOLLYWOOD UNDER THE KNIFE - MINIMIX by Billie Ray Martin

* SLAM Vs Billie Ray Martin - Bright Lights Fading ( d:tek disco mix )

This is a demo remix I've done for one of my all-time fav traxx : Bright Lights Fading!! Fantastic Billie Ray Martin Vocals...

SLAM Vs Billie Ray Martin - Bright Lights Fading ( d:tek disco mix ) by d:tek LeFreak

* The Opiates: Rainy Days and Remixes EP

So this is the full remix pack of the Opiates debut EP. Quality electro by the hands of the masters and unique vocals and melodies by the Queen herself!! Miss Billie Ray Martin at her best!!
Buy people!

The Opiates: Rainy Days and Remixes EP by Billie Ray Martin

* The Opiates -Rainy Days And Remixes EP minimix

The Opiates is the latest project from the "queen of electronic soul" Billie Ray Martin, together with Norwegian musician Robert Solheim.
Amazing remixes by Kim Ann Foxman and Chris and Cosey of Throbbing Gristle.
Here's the EP minimix and its really really good!! Enjoy!

THE OPIATES -RAINY DAYS AND REMIXES EP MINIMIX by billie ray martin

* Electribe 101 - Talking With Myself (The John Peel Session)

Here's a blast from the past! The Electribe 101 - with the amazing Billie Ray Martin on vocals - hit single Talking With Myself as recorded live on the john peel session at bbc london 13.11.1989. You can purchase this online here.

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