In a departure from Blamma! Blamma!’s usually more frenetic sound, ‘Beyond 17’ is a blissful slice of uplifting balearica and a fitting, joyful tribute to the multi-talented, versatile producer who created it. With it’s slow build and dare-you-not-to-smile release it will no doubt be the soundtrack to many a sunset or end-of-night sing-a-long in the summer to come. Cage & Aviary get busy on the b-side with another subtle grower of a remix - atmospheric strings and muted guitars rise and fall over tough analogue bass. Blamma! Blamma! were the duo of Martin Cole and Nick DC. They forged a name for themselves in 2007 - 2008 (especially in the blogging community) by making energetic, dancefloor electronica and remixing acts like We Have Band, Maximo Park, The Teenagers, Cazals, Scanners and Naive New Beaters. Unfortunately, at the beginning of 2009, Martin was diagnosed with cancer and sadly passed away last summer. After much soul-searching, Nick decided to try and release some of the music that he and Martin had been working on and finishing some of their uncompleted tracks. After hearing ‘Beyond 17’ his friends Jamie and Nigel, of London act Cage And Aviary, decided they would love to release it on their label The Walls Have Ears in tribute to Martin. Having put out releases to much acclaim on the ltd editions that are Dissident Distribution, Cage & Aviary have since spread their wings with releases on DFA, Tiny Sticks, and Astro Lab. Their own label, The Walls Have Ears, is slowly carving out a reputation for quality dubbed-out dance music too - the Cage & Aviary remix series has met with great critical acclaim thus far, with the likes of Prins Thomas, Horse Meat Disco, Andy Blake, Mock N toof, Bill Brewster, Tim Sweeney, James Murphy, Tiga, Erol Alkan and other such luminaries counted amongst fans of their work.