Davide Benedetti At Juno Download

Review: Italian producer Benedetti hooks up with US house legend Todd Terry for a reassessment of 90s sounds on "You Can't Do This". The track's funky drum shuffle, tight percussion and looped funk guitar sample wear their influences visibly, like Roger Sanchez and Daft Punk jamming together. The only surprise elements are the drum rolls, which take their cues from the analogue techno of Woody McBride or Hardfloor. "Moody Elise" is informed by a similar period as disco samples and insistent samples like those used on Josh Wink's "I Am Ready" as Size 9 bombard the listener. By contrast, "My Mother's "Eyes" is deeper and more electronic, reminiscent of Luciano's own earlier flirtations with minimal house.