Oasi (Deserto Remixed) reimagines Oké’s second album with contributions from nine artists on both sides of the Atlantic: Shigeto, DJ Dez, and Sterling Toles out of Detroit alongside Italian friends of the band Populous, Godblesscomputers, DJ Rocca, and Silvano Del Gado.
The library music, cosmic jazz, and afro-house vibes of the original are retooled into a variety of dancefloor friendly productions: Shigeto and Silvano Del Gado invoke the tribal spirits of ‘Ochosi Ayilodà’; Dez turns ‘Il Venditore di Elastici’ into a warm and comfortable chugging groove; Populous zeroes in on peak time ecstasy with his take on ‘Queens of the Supercolony’; Rocca injects electro funk into ‘Tarantula’; and Oké’s Katzuma keeps it slow and funky with his refixes of ‘Tamahaq’ and ‘Sons of Cabila.’
Balancing all these are two mellower contributions, with Godblesscomputers flipping ‘The Secret Baile of the Maharajas’ into a laidback roller and Sterling Toles transforming ‘Serir’ into a haunting song of remembrance.
Released on single 12″ vinyl with seven of the nine remixes (two edited for length) and artwork from Andrea Casciu.
released November 5, 2021
All original songs by Oké. All remixes by credited artist. Mastered by Will Horrocks. Artwork by Andrea Casciu.
