Taken from Bustin’ Loose, the fourth compilation released by the DC-based T&A label (run by Tittsworth and DJ Ayers), this remix of Steve Starks‘ “Lydia” by Smalltown Romeo is a high-energy exercise in rolling basslines, bouncing disco-house beats, and a seemingly endless arsenal of swelling background sounds. The Canadian supergroup—made up of the Smalltown DJs duo and Wax Romeo—seems to have only left the original’s Spanish vocal intact, but even that is vocodered into oblivion. Basically, “Lydia” receives an almost complete 180—effectively transforming from a gritty street-bass number into something more suitable for a nightclub with a dress code.

13 Lydia (Smalltown Romeo Remix)