Good evening gentlemen, its time to begin the second millennia of DHS tunes after the H-bomb took us to the magic number. But before we get to that a review of the previous ten tracks...
Mr Sullivan
Im not a big northern soul fan, but the Frankie Valli track is most enjoyable, for me its all about the vocal, and the bassline is ok but I'll take your 'The Night' and raise you a 'Billie Jean'... then its on to the Donna Summer fest and not the first time you've put on an 18 minute track either - for those of us that listen to the others selections more than once in order to really get a feel for them, it all takes a bit longer ! A contender for the most laboured metaphor ever included in a record, MacArthur Park is a very strange track. Enjoyably done by Disco Donna though, but I don't like her other records that much (Heaven knows is better than one of a kind) on this 'track', and would have been better just done alone for my money. Great voice though. I must confess I have absolutely no idea who Marti Caine is - looked her up and her face does look familiar though don't know why ! All I can say here is that its not for me... Wavespeech is of course a classic, not really much more to say about that - except there are 20 (twenty) versions of it on spot there. One of them by a guy I used to work with and actually came along to my Intensity gig - Elliot Wright. Teenage Spaceman could be the best of the lot I think, really like this, not surprised you love it fella - really bubbles along nicely and that melody gets right inside your head. Good effort chap.
Mr Hodgson
Canon in D - heard it many times, its very nice indeed when you're in the right mood, although if im honest the amount of times I listen to classical music is very small indeed - definitely 'progressive' in its day though. Take one of those long forgotten about points for Love Sensation mate, was on my list of possibles which has actually grown to a respectable size recently. Big vocal of course and I don't think its camp at all mate if I honest. Huge. These waves is a contender for the best track on NE1 for my money - its that or Raincry really, top work hunting it down and adding it here chap. Sugarhigh does exactly what it says on the tin doesn't it, very boshy and happy uplifting trance business. KU has really changed his style recently I think - when he began wasn't it all electro (of the day) ? He seems much more progressive in the last couple of years. And that brings me to record number 1000. Well. Im not sure what I think of this choice. It is, apparently, a classic so it ticks that box. However does it mean anything to me ? Not at all. Its an ok track in the way that 'break of dawn' and 'passion' are and of its day no doubt. But does it represent all we've done in DHS ? I don't think so, as it would surely be a track we all liked ? But then is it supposed to ? Its your selection after all. So a big 'hmmm' from me about that one. Once we've built up this 1000 thing was never gonna be easy mate, and maybe I just expected something like 'Xpander' or 'Heaven Scent' to signify the whole Bedrock coming together that we have at our roots. Anyway, another strong five, nice one.
So my 5 are as follows:
Spotify told me that Dosem had a new track out (Atica) so I went and checked but it wasn't for me so I wandered through his back catalogue and stumbled across 'August Lovers' which I love, lovely melody and blissful laid back feel. I was keen to see where it came from and was an album called 'Natura Sonoris' which rang a bell as did the track 'Onice' which I believe you added Hodge although on your notes there was no mention of the album so I presume you knew the track and went hunting for it. I decided to go through the album, and boy am I glad I did - its an untapped source of treasure, and so there are 3 further tracks there from me. Next up is 'Letting Go' by Kitkaliitto which has a wonderful offbeat vibe going on and couldn't be more chilled - nice little break where I was just begging for the beat to kick back in, which it does somewhat reluctantly. A different track but a good one I reckon. Then its onto 'Fractal God Mirage' which is an early contender for my tune of 2014 (that Ive heard) as its just keeps growing and growing, layer upon layer and the break when it finally comes is immense as it teases and tantalises before giving it all up. TUNE. Finally from this album is 'The Way the Sunlight Plays Upon her Hair' which is a genius piece of production for me, with a tune that's been taken from somewhere I know, but I just cant place. Lovely acid bassline and the production on the vocals and indeed the melody, is top notch - bubbles along at a fair old pace as well. And seeing as we're all doing it this time round, its my NE1 offering, being 'Dark & Long' seeing as 'Raincry' isn't on spot... and you know it well enough, so the edit will do.
Happy New Year bitches
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