Into it..
MJ - don't really need to say anymore other than this is the first album that I can truly remember LOVING... I was 4 years old. I did two originals (one of them my "Uncle" Nicks - mum's bessie mate) and four copies. A shout must go to Quincy imo. The concepts are his but the realisation of the sound belong's QJ not MJ. Those first three (utterly classic) LP's are, in my eyes and with adult hindsight and a little knoweldge of their delivery, his too.
Allen - not really my cup but it has to be said that this is a bit of a modern classic in terms of summing up the ill fitting attitude of, sadly, the British female nation in the 00's.
Orb- stone cold classic. The end.
Plan B - expect big things from this kid... either that or falling into obscutity. I reckon the former. I heard an interview and he knew what he was doing. He transformed himself from rude bwoy grime to new swing r'n'b soul of which this is the breakout record. He nailed his following and dragged them with him when he switched it up - that's something many new artists fail to do OFTEN. And he can still modern rude bwoy good - as the 'flow' section is testament to.
Celeda - Pre-Digweed warm up tune at The Fortune of War and then by the pre-Digg-DJ at the Beach in Brighton. It works and made the club groove big style.
Squeeze - Heart FM. Pleasant - raises a grin.
Toto - The original of the hip hop track which D selected some time ago. Classic groove. The new chugger extension on S-Cloud is fncking cool.
Monyaka - smile and be happy -life's good. Not a fncking scooby what any of it means but it brings back memories of thursdays, my local disco back home.
Polyphonic - until the drums it sounds like an advert, then it opens up. A grower. Can't remember the film but it always gets rave reviews.
Rice - beautiful and heartfelt. Simple when you know how - delivering it is another matter. Rice smashes it.
Moody as f--- for me, I'm afraid:-
Slacker - Without wishing to sound too Septic:- Rest well fella. Cheers to KS for the heads up on this LP - a total antithesis to the club tunes (of which there were many classics - Head Honcho, Your Face and the Locust remix to name a few). 1:11 The dreaded Nelson. A beautiful and short reprise with some sound references for a producer..." A million dreams"... "No, this is not Piano?! This is dreaming.." Totally lush - I wish it were longer. RIP
Scuba - all over this guy's stuff at present as you know. My new nighttime tune.
Photek - never expected him to break out the way he has recently. Re-invented, re-juvenated. One of my top 10 producers of all time busting out some strangely uplifting chugg electronica. Strangely uplifting to my lug's.
TOUS rmx - I refuse to apologise for such amnother swift entry for this guy/these guys. When someone is on point, you pick them. This is where my head's at 90% of the time when I'm not listening to hip hop right now. Perfect wintery moody soundscape with tinges of melody - reflective of my mental position which is why we all love tuneage imo. Lovie the drum production as much as anything else. Techy rat-a-tat-tat high hats - gold. Groovy enough to play as a moody opener to a deep set. Not even bothered with the original - call me ignorant but I'm not convinced I need to.
Midland rmx - the boy's at it again....Picking the best moody, already Burial-esque vocals and making them more groovy and Burial whilst dropping them over a deep, deep drummy churner. The original is actually very beautiful and serene. The boy just techs the fnck out of it and makes it so right for the early morning dancefloor scene... perfection. Christ, I hope he can keep his skills up - listening to his stuff can literally transport me.
I've wanked on enough. I hope at least a couple suit your head space.
Whatever life chucks at you.... always remember music loves you and Keep on Keeping on,
H
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