April 2010:

I was recently interviewed by Imran Mirza for the Liberation Frequency online magazine:

Have you heard Ishfaq’s remix of Jazzanova’s ‘I Can See’?

I can’t think how many times I’ve said that over the past few weeks. I stumbled upon it myself via a mixtape which it totally stole the show on, and was blown away by the incredible new arrangement. there aren’t many that can claim to do justice to reworking a Jazzanova record, but my friends – Ishfaq is one of them.

Read the rest here – http://www.liberationfrequency.co.uk/ishfaq-interview

And here’s the remix he’s referring to:

July 2009:

It’s always nice to get a mention on one of your favourite music blogs, so I was really pleased to see I got named as a “slept on” producer by the excellent Moovmnt crew.

Throughout the years Ishfaq has also made a name for himself by posting unofficial remixes online that totally blow the originals out of the water.

Read the article here – http://www.moovmnt.com/2009/07/26/slept-on-sundays-ishfaq

And here’s the remix they posted:

Left and Right – D’angelo (Ishfaq remix) by Ishfaq

February 2009:

My remix of the Stee Downes tune Put a little love in my soul is out now on a limited editon 12″ on Sonar Kollektiv.

Also featuring my extended version of ‘What’s wrong with groovin’, plus 2 more remixes by Diesler and Simbad. Head over to the SK site to check it out, or listen below…

Stee Downes – Put A Little Love In My Soul (Ishfaq Remix) by Sonar Kollektiv

October 2008:

My remix of Beatspoke’s ‘We don’t see’ (check the player) is out now on Inphusion Records, and is available at the following places:

bagpak (US) | clickgroove (UK) | soulseduction (AT) | dancetracksdigital (US) | traxsource (US) | wasabeat (JP) | junodownload (UK) | xpressbeats (UK)

More info about the Beatspoke album:

beatspoke.com
myspace.com/beatspoke
inphusion.com/iph008

We Don’t See – Beatspoke (Ishfaq remix) by Ishfaq

October 2008:

I’ve spent the last while producing a new album by Stee Downes. It’s out now on Sonar Kollektiv, and it’s titled ‘All in a day‘.

All instruments were played by myself and Stee, and I did the final mixdowns too, which was a first for me so I learnt a hell of a lot from it! If you want to find out more about it, head over to Stee’s myspace page for a peak at some of the tracks, and if you like it you can buy it direct from Sonar Kollektiv here.

I also got asked to do a remix of ‘Put a little love in my soul’ for a 12″ in support of the album, which will also feature my extended version of ‘What is wrong with groovin’ – should be out November sometime on Sonar Kollektiv. Peep that below.

What Is Wrong With Groovin – Stee Downes (Ishfaq extended version) by Ishfaq

July 2007:

My new super fresh as a daisy 12″ is coming out the end of this month on Scribble Records called The Change EP. Featuring Sweden’s Kissey Asplund, New Zealand’s Adi Dick, and the UK’s Chef, plus a few other guests helping out.

Digital downloads and Vinyl available at Kudos Records.

What people are saying so far:

“Hot, Hot, Hot ! Kissey sounds amazin’ on Call the Boss…great track, top groove…Acuzion is all about the programming…heavy (in a very nice way), Gilles will be all over this ! Change is soooo nice. What a voice, really works with the track and the lyrics are great. Clap that is prob my fave out the bunch…lovin the low slung jazz vibes on this. Strong package and one that certainly deserves to do well…” – Ste Hodge – Sick Trumpet

“Brilliant work. Dig Clap That – the Rhodes, the rap, the trumpet!! Title track Change also an incredibly, soulful number. Tinges of Fat Freddys Drop coming through here. This will most definently find it’s way into my box for those oozy moments on the dancefloor.” – Blair Stafford – Straight Up

“Liking the tunes…good stuff, playlisting Change on my life.fm show this week and I’m sure the others will get some spinnage in next few weeks too…” – Paddy Freeform – Universal Vibes

The Change EP by Ishfaq