DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ covers Kylie Minogue for a match made in pop heaven
The song appears on FADER & Friends Vol. 1, our 44-song compilation benefitting transgender charities available exclusively on Bandcamp until December 1, 2023.
The FADER’s transgender charity covers compilation FADER & Friends Volume 1 is out now, available exclusively on Bandcamp until December 1, 2023. 100% of the proceeds go towards the Transgender Law Center, Mermaids, and Rainbow Railroad. Throughout the month of November, we’re speaking to the artists who contributed to the 44-song collection about the songs they covered.
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ, an artist based out of London, has pretty much kept plunderphonics hip all by herself. Since 2017, DJ Sabrina has released a stream of addictive, house-inspired projects that refuse to lean on nostalgia as they create a warm and welcoming atmosphere from a collage of samples. Her penchant for pop catharsis is apparent with even a casual listen, so it's little surprise that she's chosen to cover a song by the legend Kylie Minogue. Co-written by the pop production powerhouse trio Stock Aitken Waterman, "It's No Secret" was one of Minogue's first hits, appearing on her 1988 debut Kylie. DJ Sabrina turns down the gloss and the snappy rhythms on her "slo-fi house" version, a shrewd choice that highlights the songwriting pedigree.
Listen to the song below and buy the full album on Bandcamp. Scroll down to read DJ Sabrina on the original song and her cover.
What's your first memory of this song?
I've loved Kylie and Stock Aitken Waterman since I was a kid, I've always loved their music as long as I can remember!
Why did you decide to record it as your cover?
It's so perfectly written, such a flawless structure and arrangement and I felt it would work in a slo-fi house style.
What does this song/band mean to you personally?
S.A.W. songs are the perfect combination of pop music and dance production, they never ease up on either element, it's always full-on pop melody and arrangement and full-on HI-NRG beats and bass, probably the biggest inspiration for me.
What's another song you'd love to cover and why?