Ricardo Miranda At Juno Download

Review: Chicago's cheeky Stilove4music imprint returns with a trio of surprisingly rugged acid house jams from Windy City producer Ricardo Miranda. Lead cut "102point7" is an unashamedly ragged chunk of hypnotic late night jack - a kind of steroid-injecting contemporary take on Jesse Saunders "On & On", with extra freakish analogue riffery. "Rotary Cells" is a touch less hectic, placing a spoken vocal musing on the merits of Chicago house slap bang in the centre of the mix. "Greenline", meanwhile, sounds like vintage Detroit techno after a few too many blunts.

Review: After the family affair of the last Hour House Is Your Rush release, the focus remains in Chicago with Ricardo Miranda stepping up and imploring us to "do the damn thing"! If the Howard collaboration was soaked in emotion, then Miranda's is definitely drenched with sweaty energy as "Floorwax" proves to be an intoxicatingly simple yet effective acid filled odyssey. Miranda seemingly strips things back further on "Redline", which commences with little more than a raw throbbing beat which gradually teases out a dizzying acid pulse. Just when your brain has locked into gear, Miranda opts to drop in some utopian strings which are the impulse for a massive shift in rhythmic momentum!

Review: If you like your deep house lovingly crafted and exquisitely musical, Quintessentials' Deep & Raw & Real rarely disappoints. This latest installment features four more fabulous cuts to contend with, each delivering a distinctly different take on deep house. Ricardo Miranda's "Rush Hour" is wonderfully sleepy, offering hissing cymbals and super-deep chords. Toby Tobias, meanwhile, works the filters and backwards effects on "Love Papers", a real string-drenched sweetie. NO MILK's "Bubble People" ups the atmosphere again thanks to some choice double bass loops and distant jazz piano, while Marcello Nepoltano's "All My Things" brilliantly recalls early St Germain and Aqua Bassino.