Superstar DJ TIGA tells us that he’s paid too much for spinning records and will never take a band on tour. And, oh yes, he can’t wait for Christmas – crackers, rubbish telly and all.
Tiga has made his name as a smart cultural magpie, either by delivering clubby cover versions of pop songs – ‘Hot In Here’ and ‘Sunglasses At Night’ – or borrowing elements from other music scenes, evident on his plundering of Public Enemy and Chicago house on ‘Louder Than A Bomb’ and ‘Pleasure From The Bass’
Tiga ‘updates’ Altern8’s ‘You Gonna Want Me’ with some help from production pal Jesper Dahlback. It’s cheesy as hell, but very effective. Two covers in a row – Oi! Tiga! Get some original ideas!
The camp Canadian covers PE. Predictably, his deadpan vocal strips the original of all intensity and anger, leaving an unpleasent aftertaste. Still, the Jesper Dahlback-assisted deep-fried acid beats are rocking.
