Review: Phil Weeks' long-running French house/deep house label Robsoul Recordings round up the best of their 2020 output in one high-VFM package. As per Robsoul's MO generally, you won't find a lot in the way of navel-gazing introspection or pointless, self-indulgent experimentalism here - Robsoul have always specialised in dropping beats to move your feets and this year's crop doesn't disappoint! The wonky, jazzy garage of The Mekanism's 'Signs', the raw jack of Joss Moog's 'So Good So Fresh', Demuir's strutty hip-houser 'Nice And Dutty' and Jade Cox's looping, west coast-ish 'Realise' are just some of the highlights of a fine collection.
Review: Seventy Four founders Filta Freqz have never before featured on Robsoul Recordings, with the British duo content to serve up a near constant stream of new releases on their own Slough-based label. Their first outing on the long-serving French label is quietly impressive, with both tracks proving what can be done with a handful of hard-worked loops, lolloping house grooves and some well-placed special effects. First up is "Extract", a deep house loop jam that makes great use of jazzy guitar flourishes, springy bass guitar samples and bouncy, locked-in drums. "Jazz Scope" reminded us a little of James Curd's Greenskeepers project, and particularly the bluesy boompty workouts he used to serve up on Classic in the early-to-mid 2000s. It's jazz-house, Jim, but not as we know it!
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