UNKLE announce new mixtape with uplifting lead track "Do Yourself Some Good"

"Do Yourself Some Good" marks the first outing from UNKLE since last month's "Exodus / Revisited" single featuring ESKA.

The new track is produced and arranged by James Lavelle and longtime collaborator Steven Weston, and will feature on Rōnin I.

UNKLE initially set out to remix tracks from The Road, but the studio sessions evolved into making two releases. The second part of Rōnin is yet to get a release date, but will see Lavelle working with West London multi-instrumentalist Miink.

Lavelle says of Rōnin, "Rōnin was an idea that started in lockdown back in June 2020 where Steven (Weston) and I started doing some remixes for a new set we thought we would be playing later in the year. As the lockdown continued and any hope of live shows disappeared, we decided to work on it as a mixtape where we could create an hours worth of new remixes and incorporate brand new tracks in the spirit of a new live show, but give it a proper release due to the circumstances."

He continues, "I wanted to take a look at my work across The Road period and create club versions of particular tracks, reflecting the mood of where we are, but to also take it into an optimistic uplifting place. To create a mix that felt like both letting go and coming together - the best things that club music can do to take you on a journey through all the eclectic elements of a set I love to play. I looked at certain songs where I felt the lyrics were in feeling with the current world we are living in. Most of the songs were recorded before Covid-19 hit, there was a lot of struggle, uncertainty and political change and unrest at that time. The pandemic has just amplified that, so I felt the songs still resonated with today’s situation giving them a new lease of life."

Lavelle adds, "The record is meant to be like a night out at a party or club from the beginning of the night to the end, or a new UNKLE:Sounds show. It’s the set I dream of playing out in a festival or club when we finally get to come together and dance again!"