Review:
On this sparkling EP, a selection of cuts from nu-disco adventurer Max Essa's White Shoes Blue Dreams album get a dancefloor makeover. Aside from a wonderful slo-mo chugger from Eskimo Recordings veterans Visti & Meyland (think dubbed-out nu-disco with a vaguely Balearic shimmer), Essa handles remixing duties himself. This works particularly well on the special dub version of "Midnight & A New Direction", which just bristles with authentic 80s dub disco percussion, clipped guitars and heavyweight electric bass. Opener "Glass Bottomed Boat" is worth a look, too, if only for the Gino Soccio-ish backing groove and kaleidoscopic melodies.