It's All Gone Pete Tong - Interview with Paul Kaye

2005 looks set to be a vintage year for dance music. As its renaissance continues apace, out in front as ever is Positiva Records. No other British label has contributed so much to the genre’s crossover success, having had more No.1’s than any other dance entity since records began. So, when it came to a film with dance culture as its backdrop, who better to assemble the soundtrack than the UK’s greatest dance label?

The film in question is ‘It’s All Gone Pete Tong’. No, not a biopic of Radio 1’s dance maestro - it merely uses the slang phrase now contained in the Oxford English Dictionary. Instead, ‘It’s All Gone…’ follows the uppers, downers, and sideways exploits of infamous DJ and clubland demi-god, Frankie Wilde (aka Paul Kaye). The ‘mockumentary’ follows a period in Frankie Wilde’s exceptional life, as he deals with the highs and lows of his superstar DJ career which is cut short by his profound deafness.

The double album, compiled by James Doman and Positiva’s Ben Cherrill, brings together the film’s musical highlights across 2 CDs. The first highlights the more melancholic moments from the film, and opens with an exclusive Graham Massey remix of the seminal ‘Pacific State’ by 808 State, it then takes you on a serene journey through tracks such as the classic 1930’s love song ‘Parlez Moi D’Amour’ by Lucienne Boyer, the Beta Band’s ‘Troubles’, and Goldfrapp’s awesome remake of Depeche Mode’s ‘Halo’ before finishing up with the Beach Boys’ ‘Good Vibrations’ and Barefoot’s unique new version of ‘White Lines’.

CD 2 moves things up a gear, with an outstanding selection of Frankie Wilde’s clubbing highlights that includes anthems such as Deep Dish’s ‘Flashdance’, Shapeshifters’ awesome new single ‘Back To Basics’, Ferry Corsten’s ‘Rock Your Body Rock’ alongside the exclusive Doublefunk feat. Frankie Wilde ‘Can You Hear Me Now’, plus Reflekt’s ‘Need To Feel Loved’, and Orbital’s festival fave ‘Frenetic’.

It’s All Gone Pete Tong will open in the United Kingdom and

Eire via Redbus Film Distribution on May 27th, 2005

www.itsallgonepetetongthemovie.co.uk

www.positivarecords.com