Wil Maddams At Juno Download

Review: Since launching at the tail end of 2010, Swedish house imprint Local Talk has provided sophisticated househeads with a wealth of quality releases, many of which take classic US house for inspiration. This two-tracker from Wil Maddams offers a slight detour, mixing sumptuous old skool flavours with notably deeper sounds. "Tell Me" sounds like classic Kerri Chandler (think mid to late 90s, pre "Bar a Thym") - all fire-hot organs, snappy snares and comforting bounce. "Cut & Cap", though, is distinctly deep - as if Omar S and Rick Wilhite got together and made a track whilst submerged in a capsule on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. That, my friends, is very deep indeed.

Review: Stockholm's ever-reliable Local Talk imprint returns, this time with a second two-track outing from rising star Wil Maddams. As with previous releases on the imprint, there's a decidedly old skool vibe to proceedings, with lead cut "Handle The Change" - a suitably deep and chugging combination of tingly irffs, twinkling synths and chunky bottom-end pressure - recalling the halcyon days of early '90s New York deep house. There's a drifting, hissing feel to the more jazz-influenced "Stand In For Love" - all high-end cymbals, snappy snares, lazy grooves and eyes-wide-shut breakdowns. It's the aural equivalent of a warm hug from a saucer-eyed stranger, with the promise of more good times to come.