Glasgow Underground At Juno Download

Review: Those playfully expecting a deep house cover of Roots Manuva's most famous Brit-hop hit should look away now. Everyone else, stick with us, because this collab from Glasgow Underground main man Kevin McKay and pal Phil Kelsey is well worth a look. Offering a jaunty take on house that hovers somewhere between jolly main room flavours and the deepness GU was once famed for, "Witness The Deepness" is an unfussy but pleasingly hooky beast. Bonus cut "Organized" follows a similar path, utilizing "Plastic Dreams"-ish organs and drifting female vocals to excellent effect.

Review: "I Want Blood" by Los Angeles producer Small Pyramids gets a keenly awaited appearance on Glasgow Underground, alongside suitably strong remixes from Cosmic Kids and Goldroom. The original is perhaps typical of a lot of contemporary disco-influenced house, building a gorgeous sun-flecked groove via the use of heavy bottom end, darting strings, warped vocal samples and delicious old skool organs. The Cosmic Kids' version is deeper, slower and more obviously house-inclined, revolving around some smashing old skool riffage. Goldroom, meanwhile, weighs in with a version halfway between French filter house and Pete Herbert style Balearic nu-disco.