REVIEWS soulful/prog
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Cunnie Williams
Saturday 2009
Tyler Michaud
Tyler Michaud
TIM S Y
Peppermint Jam
OGI HA
Feat Elodie
MONE
Y
Thomas Eggli
Track’ puffs out its chest
Break the
SHO
T!
T
ARK
Slow Down Kitty with a deep, dirty, menac- Fedde Le Grand’s ‘Vocal Main Mix’ and
Rules
UGHT
Babylon Records
Baroque Records
ing house groove that says the instrumental are the mixes that are
PO Bo
dance or else! of interest. The vocals are few and far
ON
Pleasant, retro Sound between on the latter of the two mixes,
As a label Baroque
x 2
T Factory-style prog with Sonic N Jam of course, but the great Larry Heard-like
has had some fine runs of form
7
wis
2, Oxf a catchy vibe to it. Mild
Aguas Blancas (Lut-
chords ride some nice laidback house
since 2000, but the last 12 months
t
ed Wheel Bar
discordance and echoing
zenkirchen Mixes)
might go down as their finest. On
3lectric
beats. Le Grand’s mix is a cool groove —
or sounds, radio traffic sound-
‘Break the Rules’, Tyler Michaud’s
d 0X3 8F
what purists of vocal house might find a
effects and cool percussion bit irritating is U.K. rapper Monie Love’s
production is strong. It’s Elodie’s
bring together a strong
On the surface a super-
rap at the top of the track but it’s short
standout vocals and lyrics (hitting
n, Kir
track.
linear mix of Jam El Mar and
and sweet-ish.
that infinitesimal line between
J Sonic’s ‘Aguas Blancas’. Lis-
‘lamenting’ and ‘uplifting’ with
khill, Leg
Milton Jackson
ten a little closer, though,
Rennie Foster
absolute precision) that are the
Crash/Rhythm Track
and all those sophisticated
Devil’s Water ultimate winners. Manuel de la
Freerange
hidden layers materialize.
Rebirth
Mare’s remixes give it even more
er
Running bass and exciting
floor-power and his grandstand
w
ood, Ear
The two mixes of ‘Crash’
drum programming add to
Italy’s Rebirth has started making staging of the vocal in the break
lack charisma, but ‘Rhythm
its score.
serious waves over the last 12 months.
Weekender’s biggest cuts in Marlon D
delivers maximum impact. Wonder-
Stripped down to bare production bones
and Mena Keys’ ‘Hold On’. Workin’ my
ful stuff!
ls and supported by some alarmingly loud
t
way through the vast array of mixes of
on, Ber
snare hits, ‘Devil’s Water’ makes for a
‘Sunday’ hopes were dwindling, until I breakdown mushroom out wonder-
scintillating listen. In the break, and
came across Booker T’s keyboard-heavy fully into a warm string section, before
wic
almost out of nowhere, comes a vocal so
and shuffly ‘Vocal’ version. Booker modulating back into the snapping
k
haunting and ghostly, that it will hang
shir
manages to dominate the track with his broken beats. Filgrio maintains the
around in the corners of the brain long
great keyboard part that adds so much tempo but faultlessly ports ‘Burning
e, TD4 6A after the track has run out. Minimal it
swing to the cut. Ice’ over to a pristine 4/4 format. An
may be (and certainly simplistic in con-
essential purchase.
struction) but this is a textbook example
Da Lata feat Diabel Cissokho
T of less being very much more. This Is Not Your Job Hawt
Papa Records
Shamoo/Alone
TARRENTELLA RIPDIGITAL
Soopasoul
Blau Beat
Hot & Cold
If variety be the spice of life then this 11
01. POLITECA ‘The Illuminator (album version)’ ripdigital
Jalapeno Records
Taken from Politeca’s forthcoming debut album on ripdigital.
mix offering is all you need to spice up Not an artist I’ve come across before,
your car stereo or dancefloor. Diabel Cis- but this is a very effective release. Hawt
02. POLE FOLDER ‘The Way (Spooky mix)’ Latour
Using a “real” band has given former
Spooky’s arrangements and melodies take me to other galaxies and solar systems.
sokho hails from Senegal and the influ- works up a techno-trimmed edge to
rave pioneer Danny Hybrid a new
ence bleeds through both musically and ‘Shamoo’ with urgent nagging effects
03. THIS AIN’T CHICAGO ‘Ride the Rhythm’ WONK
persona. Indeed, Danny has grown
Danny Spencer has re-rubbed his seminal classic of 20 years past.
vocally, as well as offering remixers Faze and excellent use of the title line.
musically with this collection of credible
Action, The Layabouts and Yass some ‘Higher State’-type vocoders, snared
04. SITUATION TWO ‘If You Can’t Sleep (Scope’s Miami version)’ Dutch
funk tracks even if the ultimate track
A classic Andy ‘Redanka’ Holt production given a thorough refitting by Mr. Scope!
real ethnic parts to play around with. percussion and pitch-modulated synth
does utilise some very familiar samples
For me, the Faze Action mixes are the lines seal the deal. ‘Alone’ is bolder, and
05. JOEL MULL ‘Hillspace’ Audiomatique
such as ‘Rappers Delight’ and the
Spellbinding grooves and hypnotic chord acrobatics to leave you thinking and
highlight as they hark back to the sound opens up with trancified synths in the
re-thinking!
Jackson Sisters. Of course, the horns are
of Chicago’s DJ International label with break.
06.
dirty, the wah wah guitar is extra funky,
FIGMENT ‘Of Your Imagination’ White Lie Records
a respectful nod and a wink.
Not really sure how to explain or find out who was involved in this heady hedonistic
the bass is thick and the conga and ac-
Blackwatch & Greed
head banger.
companying percussion is lively. Worth a
Stratosphere
Gentle Rain 2008
07. REDANKA & QUIVVER ‘Under The Sun’
spin from you funk DJs out there. Burning Ice
Baroque Limited
ripdigital
Ripdigital has a full release schedule again for 2009 after a four year hiatus and the
Distinctive
‘Midlands Mafia’ have re-emerged to create a tech torrent of summer vocal melodies.
Jaidene Veda
Blackwatch & Greed’s ‘Gentle Rain’
08. SCOPE ‘Night Reeds (Adon Oliver’s Flying version)’ Dutch Sunday
Of late, mostly a vessel for Hybrid’s resurfaces on Baroque Limited. With
A sweet montage of flutes and haunting vocals laid over a warm bed of ethnic percus- MN2S
sion culminating in a cacophony of fizzin’ synth lines. releases, Distinctive steps outside that its transcendent vocal and chugging
09. MARCO BAILEY ‘Saint Paul (Gregor Tresher remix)’
remit with this dramatic track from production, the original sounds as fresh
MB Electronics
Been playing this constantly and I don’t think I’ll ever
Hopes were running high when this lat-
Poland’s Stratosphere. The original today as it did on its release five years
est MN2S track landed on the doormat.
10. TARRENTELLA ‘Deadly Nightshade’
mix uses warping effects, snared, fiery ago. Glenn Morrison and Arnej together
ripdigital
Following on from ‘Jigsaw’ this is another deep house string-based track. I have stolen
After all, it’s the label that spawned
breaks and moods a-plenty to deliver a brilliantly refresh the smooth cadence
a piece of vocal from a well-known car ad and fitted it nicely in the glove compartment! one of the November Southport
classicist prog feel. Glacial effects in the on a subtle, considered re-rub.
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