Last weekend we were invited at the FunX Studios Amsterdam to drop some records. So we did. And now you can listen to it here. Woohoo!

Chocolate Puma Live @ FunX Radio Amsterdam 27-8-2010 by Chocolate Puma

The biggest rave record ever to come out of The Netherlands would definately be Fierce Ruling Diva – Rubb It In. After 19 years (yes, it’s that old) Bart B More got the rights to re-release this gem on his Secure Recordings imprint. He thought we were old school enough to do a remix. We are, and so we did the remix. Bring on synth stabs, glow sticks and shouting diva’s.

Fierce Ruling Diva – Rubb It In (Chocolate Puma Remix) by Chocolate Puma

Buy at Beatport, including Chocolate Puma, Bart B More, East & Young, Tommie Sunshine and Genetik & Gio Martinez remixes.

Update: watch the “official” Chocolate Puma Remix video.

On saturday the 10th of july Defected is throwing a party at one of the most legendary clubs in the world, Pacha, Ibiza, and they invited us to play some tunes. We think that’s awesome.
Also spinning that night is this dude called Bob Sinclar.
An Ibiza night out is not complete without a proper pre-party, so you can check us dropping sunset tunes at Café Mambo from 10 till 11 pm.

Yes, we got another remix out. It’s a track by Martin Accorsi feat. Sarah Kühne and it’s called Soul Jack.
Released on Roger Sanchez’ Stealth Records, this track has been a firm favourite in our sets, and from what we’ve heard it also gets heavy support from all the usual suspects.

Grab Martin Accorsi feat. Sarah Kühne – Soul Jack (Chocolate Puma Remix) at Beatport.

We also went to Japan to shoot this video. Rumour is that an incognito Laidback Luke did all the ninja stunts.

;-)

Y’all know Robert Owens right? This legendary vocalist is known for one of the best house records of all time, ‘I’ll Be Your Friend‘.
So when we got the chance to remix his track ‘Deep Down’ we were quite chuffed indeed.

Now Underground Collective released it and you can grab your copy here.

Robert Owens – Deep Down (Chocolate Puma Remix) by Chocolate Puma

We had a little chat with the guys from Defected about our single ‘Back Home’.

You know a Chocolate Puma track from the first moment it knocks you around the head with its absurdly punchy beats. A ridiculously catchy vocal will follow soon after and that’s it; it’ll be in your head from when you first hear it, throughout the rest of the day or night and probably for a few days afterwards. You’ll either love it or hate it (although we’ve found most people sit firmly in the former camp) but regardless of which it is, it’ll bounce round inside your head for a considerable time.

Now, the Dutch duo have dropped a new track that’s set to follow in the addictive footsteps of its predecessors and attach itself to your brain like a house-loving limpet. We caught up with them to find out more…

Guys..this track is banging! What’s it all about?

For us this track was about taking our classic Chocolate Puma sound to the next level; making it tough and powerful but still trying to have as much soul and funk in it. And a bit of nanana, naturally.

Tell us about the vocalist Colonel Red…

We got introduced to Red by the guy who featured on our Dub Of Boom track. He is an amazing soul/jazz singer, originally from the UK, currently living in Rotterdam, Holland. You might know him from his Sweet Liberation album and his own Ruff Language label. The cool thing is that he is a genuine soul/jazz guy but at the same time knows everything about acid house, clubbing and Robert Owens.

You have a very distinctive, punchy sound…any production tips you’d like to share with us?

Choose the fattest sounds you can find. Use sounds with different characters and layer them. For example, using an analog synth sound, combined with samples from an old scratchy record, and live recordings from your kitchen ware gives you much more depth than just staying ‘in the box’. Also don’t think you need much equipment. ‘Cause you don’t. We just use Logic and use the standard plug-ins. That’s all. Oh, and good ideas don’t hurt either. Also, we just started giving production tips on our website chocolatepuma.com. We already got some features about eqing and compressing, so you definately should check that out.

The artwork for the single is also fantastic…who did the design?

The artwork is done by Dutch multitalented artist Marc Sokpolie aka Zwazi. We had a cool brainstorm session with him about all kinds of things we’re digging. After a few weeks he came up with this great illustration of us floating in space, with in the background the debris of the ring of Saturn replaced by wrecks of all the cars we like. The artwork for this single is actually a fragment of this bigger illustration. We even have made t-shirts!

When is the happiest you’ve ever been to be ‘Back Home’?

We love playing all over the world, and being at all these exotic is great. But at the same, being away from your loved ones is not always the easiest thing. Especially when we were stranded at Sao Paulo airport for a million hours due to a strike. Coming ‘Back Home’ from that trip made us quite happy indeed.

What can we expect from you for the rest of the year?

We made lots of bootlegs over the last year and we will share some of them with the rest of the world in the next few months. Also, we’re re-launching our label Pssst Music, which will be our little playground for tracks that won’t fit in the Chocolate Puma/Defected picture. Demolishing clubs and causing mayhem at the summer festivals is also on our to do list.

Anything else you’d like to tell us about..?

One of us is going on a holiday to Iceland. No kidding.

Back Home is out now on Defected Records.

We already gave it away on the blog of Zouk Singapore, but now we’ve also put a downloadable version of it on our soundcloud page.
Get it while you can, D.H.S. Vs. Brahms & Klement Bonelli – House Of Los Chicanos (KG Vs. Chocolate Puma Bootleg).

D.H.S. Vs. Brahms & Klement Bonelli – House Of Los Chicanos (KG Vs. Chocolate Puma Bootleg) by Chocolate Puma

We made a little selection of the tracks we’re digging at the moment. We were cheeky enough to put our new single ‘Back Home’ featuring Colonel Red at the top spot! ;-)

Check it here

This is big. Friday April 30th we’ll be dropping tunes at one of best clubs in the world, Zouk Singapore. To celebrate this, we’re giving away a new DJ Mix and finally…*drumroll*… our ‘House Of Los Chicanos‘ Bootleg.
You also get the chance to win Chocolate Puma t-shirts and signed Defected In The House Amsterdam compilations! Woohoo!

To win this you have to answer to following question: “What is the title of the new Chocolate Puma single, released April 28th on Defected?”
Email your answer, full name + contact before Fri 30 Apr, 6pm to alyssa@zoukclub.com

Grab our new DJ Mix and ‘House Of Los Chicanos’ bootleg here