Review: Serbian producer Frikardo has never been particularly prolific - he's released just a handful of singles and EPs since 2015 - but what he does put out is usually rather good. Significantly, his dusty, jazzy, sample-rich deep house sound is a perfect fit for Iner's on-form DOBRO label. There's much to admire on Frikardo's first full DOBRO outing, from the woozy horn loops, head-nodding house beats and metronomic bass of 'Everyday', the the Revenge/Tiger & Woods-ish slow AOR disco-house chug of 'Doin' Right', and the superbly swelling deep house dancefloor soundscape that is 'Shadows of Smile'. Best of all, though, is the deliciously detailed, sun-soaked jazz-house excellence of opener 'Kolekshon'.
Review: As the name suggests, the latest missive from rising Serbian producer Frikado is both soulful and fresh. The title track is a pleasingly breezy and sun-kissed affair, with chopped-up soulful vocal snippets and swirling orchestral samples wrapping around a snappy, no-nonsense rhythm track. It's warming, attractive and really rather good. Mancunian twosome Studioheist give "Soulfreshness" a chunkier and bumpier makeover, teasing out the chopped-up string samples over a bass-heavy, US garage style groove. To complete a solid EP, Frikardo serves up "Kavuma", a jazzy and undulating chunk of soul-fired deep house full of snaking sax lines, tumbling jazz guitar and whooping R&B vocal flourishes.
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