Theo Keating aka Fake Blood aka etc. etc. is no mere new comer to the world of electronic music. He was making beats well over 10 years before coldplay fan indie boy NME readers starting masturbating over the identity of Fake Blood. The Wiseguys were Theo’s first big success, then going under the monkier DJ Touché (which he still uses occasionally) he and DJ Regal formed the band in 1994. Their “Executive Suite” was realeased in 1996 and its now considered a cult classic but in 1997 Regal left the band leaving Touché to work on the second album “The Antidote” which is where the Wiseguys achieved greatest success with the single Oh la la even reaching #2 in the charts. Many of the other tracks were featured on films and adverts. The album is also a classic, a collection of well produced hip hop and big beat (what has this evolved into?) tracks with Cowboy ’78 being a favourite of mine. The Wiseguys project was finally disbanded in 2001.
Touche continued to remix and produce music under that name right up until the present day. In 2006 he formed the Black Ghosts with Simon Lord, ex singer with the band Simian (who are now… you guessed it – Simian Mobile Disco) Releasing a mixtape and an album in 2008.
Mixmag CD 2006 – DJ Touche’s house party dynamite
DJ Touche Essential Mix 2004 (Direct link)
DJ Touche – The Paddle (Direct link)
Eric Morillo Feat. P.Diddy – Dance I Said (Touche Remix) (z-share, sorry, very good though)
DJ Touche – Girls A Freak (Boy 8-Bit Remix) (z-share, sorry)
In 2007 Touche decided to remix the Black Ghosts own track “Anyway You Chose To Give It” under a different name and so the mystery of Fake Blood began. There is no doubting Theo’s love of music and it is clearly good taste and diversity (as the radio show below proves) that has kept his music sounding fresh and exciting for well over a decade.
Fake Blood – Diesel:U:Music Radio Mix 22.09.09 (Direct link)
So I shall finish with what I think is the best remix of Mars even though it is not on the Mars Remixes EP, go buy though yeah, Boy 8-Bit, Style of Eye, Jack Beats.
Better than Jack Beats I hear you cry. I think so.
Fake Blood – Mars (Major Zero’s ‘not another bloody mars remix’ remix)
The Private Psychedelic Reel 