Marcellus Pittman At Juno Download

Review: Glaswegian label Seventh Sign score something of a coup, securing the services of Detroit machine funk technician Marcellus Pittman for their 21st release. The 3 Chairs member (alongside Kenny Dixon Jr., Rick Wilhite and Theo Parrish) opens proceedings with the tense 303 squelch-out that is "The Mad Underdog", which bubbles along with acidic intent for the entirety of the A Side. Warmer textures abound on the flip, with the gentle synths and shuffling percussion of "An Afternoons Delight" (dub), before "You Want Me (Never)" brings it home. Another fine release from a producer with a discography that already includes 12"s with Fit, Sound Signature, Track Mode and FXHE.

Review: On its initial release in 2010, Rick Wilhite's Vibes New & Rare Music collection picked up plenty of plaudits, not least for its delicious mix of stargazing deep house from Chicago and Detroit. Here, Wilhite presents an album sampler featuring three suitably gorgeous cuts from the near-essential LP. There's a dash of simmering deep house-jazz from Glenn Underground ("Ninja"), a beatdown-meets-classic jack track from Vincent Halliburton ("Something I Feel") and a chunk of pleasing analogue deepness from Marcellus Pittman ("In Due Time"). If you missed the album first time round, now's the time to dive in.