Luke Solomon At Juno Download

Review: As of this week, most of the Eclectic Avenue back catalogue is available on Juno Download. That should be a cause for celebration, for the label has released some fantastic material over the last year or so. This three-tracker from Luke Solomon is among their best. Sitting somewhere between breezy dub disco, deep house and formidable Brazilian beats, "Say Something" is one of Solomon's most attractive productions to date - all parping, dubbed-out horns, life-affirming vocals and Amazonian percussion. "Dub Something" cuts back on the vocals whilst retaining the killer elements of the original, while "Do Something" turns the original into a mutant electronic house jam full of electro-marimbas. Boss.

Review: Just in time for carnival season, Eclectic Avenue unleash a pair of fine, floor-filling remixes of Luke Solomon's 2011 single "Say Something". Ashley Beedle reads the brief perfectly, turning in a version that joyously dances between boompty bounce, dubbed-out genius (check the reverb-laden horn stabs), celebratory cheekiness (a vocal that teases people towards the dancefloor) and genuine Latin flavour (some fine bongos and marimbas). It's arguably Beedle's best mix for some time. Negghead, meanwhile, offers up a version that sits somewhere between muggy Latin jazz and melancholic deep house - all hissing cymbals, sun-bright pianos and thick organs. Recommended.

Review: Luke Solomon has lived through so many house music incarnations yet as Ultrasound demonstrates, he has managed to keep his productions fresh. In many ways, the title track is a by-product of trends and sounds in modern house. There's the stripped back rhythm of minimal vying with the dense drums of tool house and the foreboding subs of UK bass acting as a facilitator for a deep, ponderous vocal. Solomon has attracted a high calibre of remixers: Kalabrese turns "Ultrasound" into a deep, layered house groove, Losoul brings his quirky, stripped back funk to the track and, best of all the 1 1 Horn version sees tripped out, squalling saxophones infiltrating Solomon's slinky groove.