MAMACITA ft. PERSONA RS - TU AMOR (INCLUDES EXTENDED CLUB RE-EDIT FROM LUKE UNA & LUKE SOLOMON)

Cat. no: ESOUL12004
Format: 12EP
Barcode: 5024017006218
Release Date: 14 Mar 2025
Genre: Dance / Baelaric  

When it comes to musical discovery, sometimes the stars just align.
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*Originally released digital only in 2012, this is the first time the original track has been available on 12" vinyl.
*A tripped- out, cosmic, Spanish language version of Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles' all-time classic 'Your Love', complete with an extended club re-edit from Luke Una & Luke Solomon.
*Landing on Luke Una's É Soul Cultura record label, run in partnership with Mr Bongo.

DJ and record collector, Steve KIW, put Mr Bongo onto this amazing Chilean cover
version of Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles' all- time classic 'Your Love'. Despite
being originally released 13 years ago, it had recently started to prick the ears of
house and Balearic connoisseurs in the UK, further cemented by inclusions in the Idjut
Boys epic sets. Steve heard them play it, tipped us off and it soon became a favourite
at Mr Bongo HQ.
 
By pure chance when the Mr Bongo DJs joined Luke Una to play at La Paloma
ballroom in Barcelona a few weeks later, Luke dropped this incredible interpretation at
the peak of his set. A good friend of his, Michelle from Huddersfield, had also put him
onto the track and he instantly fell in love. A serendipitous coming together, 'Tu Amor'
seemed like the perfect next instalment in the É Soul Cultura discography. The version
in question was released in 2012 as part of a digital-only EP.
 
It came courtesy of the Chilean DJ, producer, and singer Mamacita (Carolina Vallejos)
and producer Sebastian Roman, aka Persona RS. Meeting Sebastian while out
partying in Santiago during a boom time for electronic music in Chile, their shared
passion for making house music in Spanish and their admiration for Frankie Knuckles
led to the creation of this raw and unique cover version. Recorded on lo-f equipment,
including an old Windows laptop and a borrowed Neumann microphone, it nods too the
DIY ethos of the early Chicago productions. The result is a stripped- back, quirky
cosmic take on a stone- cold classic, full of squelching synth lines and Carolina's
stunning Spanish vocals, that became a club hit on Chile's underground circuit.
However, aside from some Latin American and US DJs picking it up, it never got the
international recognition it deserved.
 
Fast forward to 2025, and É Soul Cultura is proud to present the glorious 'Tu Amor' on
vinyl for the first time, backed with a new, extended, club re- edit by É Soul Cultura
captain Luke Una and Luke Solomon (Classic Music). On first hearing 'Tu Amor' Luke
Una recalls, "There was a real charm to it, it was quite an unorthodox arrangement, a
huge wonkiness and just sounded so DIY in a brilliant way. I was chatting to Luke
(Solomon) about how much we loved it, and we decided to re- edit it together.
Accentuating the wonk of those crazy synths, we've extended it to make a fiercer
underground club tool, without taking away that very charming cosmic feel".
Tracks:
1. Mamacita ft. Persona RS - Tu Amor (Your Love Spanish Version)
2. Mamacita ft. Persona RS - Tu Amor (Double Drop Luke E Soul Re-Edit)