Review: Gigi Testa, a bona fide Neapolitan hero whose work draws inspiration from local music of the last four decades, heads up the label World Peace Music. His latest outing comes courtesy of Amsterdam-based label Rush Hour titled "Jinja", an Afro house-influenced journey which truly nails that spiritual life music vibe. Continuing on with the soulful and life-affirming energy is the positive energy of "Malinke" up next, followed by the emotive slo-mo deep house of "Echoes In The Sky".
Review: Rush Hour bring us an EP from Italian DJ, producer and World Peace Music label boss that, truth be told, would be just as at home sitting in our Balearic section. There's an early/proto-house feel to the bassline on 'Esoteric Paradise' itself, sure, but the YMO-ish synths are pure nu-disco, while both 'Guayaba' and 'Blue Ocean' find us firmly in that part on the musical spectrum marked "dreamy, midtempo and fluttery", before 'Moments In Time' eradicates any lingering doubt with its mellow Spanish guitar line. Moments of dancefloor abandon may be in short supply, but it's pleasant to listen to all the same.
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