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Saturday, August 1st, 2009Yeah, a review on a track by Slam? Do they still need their music reviewed? That was the thought coming in my mind the moment I used one of my tokens. But hey.. the harm is done, so here it goes.
Slam takes a kinda minimal approach on a samba rhythm but manages to keep it [...]
Review of Gettin’ Harder by Nick the Kid, Lee H on Drizzly Records
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009I Am Your Automatic Lover.
Teched up house vibes, lent a disjointed edge courtesy of the Gettin’ Harder refrain laid over a most insistent rhythm pattern. Minimal and hypnotic, this is a beat designed to get you on your feet and keep you there. An atmospheric edge keeps things on the right side of repetition, and [...]
Review of In The Box With The Pencils by Plastic Sound on Gastspiel
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009An Itch You Can’t Scratch
Keeping on a full on tip, check this disjointed banger. Like an allergic reaction this dirty electro groove will get under your skin and stay there. Hot summer night music, you can sweat one out to this, no messing. There is a stripped down feel to the proceedings, a jaded minimalism [...]
Review: Route by Uncou on Subton Minsk
Sunday, May 24th, 2009Here’s a soul techno track with a catchy, repetitive melody with a slow build up. It especially caught my attention as the track’s arrangement gets more emotional as it evolves from a rather monotonous tune into an emotional and kinda mysterious, spacey sound scape.
This atmosphere only gets stronger by the vocal sample brought in after [...]
Review: Facteur Cheval by G-Spot Love Star on Deepdown
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009A deep house rhythm flavoured by many different instruments and influences from many different angles. All put together in a skillful way by G-Spot Love Star. The track is build up on the slight nervous base line and dito percussion which make the track a vibrating and energetic tune, residing in the mysterious and dreamy [...]
Review: Relax your mind (Ian Pooleys Dub) by Blank & Jones on Soundcolours
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009A sweet voice telling you to relax your mind, subtle beats and higly amusing sounds floating in and through the track; that’s what this track is about in a note shell. Mr Pooley knows how to produce an emotional track and how to make it reside in the upper regions of excellent deep house.
It starts [...]
Review: Ascetic Meditation by CJ Art on Deepsessions Recordings
Friday, April 3rd, 2009Progressive house with an emotional feel and a large spiritual hook. This kind of tracks are amongst my favourite. When you get your crowd to follow in this kind of track you really are the priest of the temple. You, the DJ, get to lead your crowd and take them on a spiritual voyage where [...]
Review: The 40th night by Monokeen on 2eqRecords
Saturday, March 28th, 20092eq Records which is a rather new label from Germany comes up with this vibrating, nasty and brain burning threatening dancefloor anthem. The track is produced by label owner DJ Rocka who forms Monokeen together with Gemio Christiano.
This release is part of the first album by Monokeen. After listening to the album, I must say [...]
Review: Guardian angel by Tobias Baumgart on Chocolat Soul Records
Saturday, March 7th, 2009The Berlin based Tobias Baumgart brings us a track filled with different sound scapes but blended together with the ear and mind of an experienced producer. And that’s a compliment giving the guy’s young age. This track is part of his “Leave the world behind ep”, I wouldn’t say that if you release an ep [...]
Review: Sleeping Ruff by The Timewriter on Plastic City
Monday, February 23rd, 2009The Timewriter always succeeds in taking a classic deep house sound and tweaks it in such a way that it’s always amusing. His sounds always manage to grab your attention and keep you focused on his music.
To me this track is a bit different then what we’re used of The Timewriter. It has more funk [...]