Cabinet Germany At Juno Download

Review: Cab Drivers deliver two excellent house jams. "U R Here" is a classic deep groove and has all the qualities that contemporary deep producers lack - a churning, fat bassline, swathes and swathes of rich, musical chords and a swinging groove that sits halfway between garage stepping and straighter 4/4s. To all intents and purposes, it could have been made during the 90s. "Five" is more contemporary-sounding; the drums are rolling and dense, the rhythm groovy and chugging. Remaining true to that unmistakably modern approach, Cab Drivers then pepper the arrangement with all manner of infectious disco stabs and jazzy hooks.

Review: It's tech-house with a difference on this split release by Cabinet. The Cab Drivers' take on DJ Ghe's "Ahoi" doesn't follow a set formula as acid lines growl over shuffling 808s and a dark, two-note bassline plays away. Despite this interplay of elements, there's a sparseness and forlornness at the heart of this arrangement, typified by what sounds like a sample of the rattle of an old time railroad. Nadan's contribution is more conventional, focusing on repetition rather than variety. Consisting of just a few elements - a heavy bass, trippy riff and the sound of a lone male vocalist claiming 'it's midnight' - this nine-minute journey is sure to appeal to lovers of locked on grooves.