Review: Soulserious' regular Assado has yet to receive plenty of plaudits, despite a quietly varied and assured discography that draws great influence from various vintage house, garage and techno productions. Perhaps this EP, Assado's first of 2022, will provide a deserved breakthrough. After beginning with the ultra-deep, fluid and tribal-tinged title track - a heady slice of early morning hypnotism that's as melodically warming as it is trippy - the publicity-shy artist shuffles between sub-heavy late-night darkness ('Haus'), Tenaglia-inspired tribalism ('Revive'), sunrise-ready dreaminess ('Seb') and tech-house-tinged workouts that reminded us a little of Mr Raoul K's 21st century brand of African house ('Sunkist').
Review: The mysterious Assado returns to Reading label Soul Serious with a four-track EP that blends deep, tech and tribal influences and will suit those jocks for whom the drum, as Carmel once sang, is everything. 'Afa' is a percussion-heavy affair that sports a looped "I can't, I can't, I can't stop" female vocal, 'Hologram' is a chunky, tribal-infused techy roller, 'Do Want' - the standout for this reviewer - has elements of both classic soulful house/garage and late 90s NYC tribal, while more Afro-style percussion underpins 'Ziya', a more eyes-down cut that's tailor-made for small-hours excursions into the deep zone.
Review: We welcome the return of Berkshire-based Soulserious, who present a new release by Assado, who serves up some sweltering summer time vibes on the Brazian EP. From the dark carnival feel of the title track and its exotic polyrhythms, to the latin minimal tech house flavour of "Pulse" to the seething U.K. bass influence of "Migrate" and ending with the atmospheric mood(y) music of "Ethics". Wicked grooves from this enigmatic producer that we hope to discover more of this year.
Review: Fledgling Reading-based label Soulserious bring us a five-track EP from the mysterious Assado... though the name means "roast meat" in Portuguese and the label bosses are called Sunday Roast, so draw your own conclusions! Whoever's responsible, the five tracks here have that same small hours-friendly, "lost in the jungle" vibe that characterised much of Tribal UK's mid-90s output, or indeed that of Subliminal sub-label Sondos in the early 00s. So if Afro/tribal percussion, chanted vocal snips, rainforest sounds, animal calls and exotic wind instruments sound like your idea of a good time, you're gonna love this EP!
Review: Reading's Soulserious are back with their second offering for 2020, following up Sunday Roast's killer Peace Of Mine EP back in January. Now it's time for mysterious newcomer Assado, who brings you a varied selection of moods and grooves inspired by UK bass and beyond on the Horizon EP. Taking you deep into the exotic on the mesmerising and sensual tech house of "Message", while equally and atmospheric and hypnotic is the low-end driven, afro influenced progressive house of "Hold You" and "Diesel" respectively. The latter's intoxicating use of melody and enchanting vocal loops, over a tightly programmed groove, make this for truly compelling listening.
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