Review: What we're gonna do right here is go back. Electrohouse, bass music and glitch veteran Herve has clearly been in something of a nostalgic mood, as here he brings us a cover of Blue Pearl's 1990 rave classic that's remarkably faithful to the original, simply adding a little extra 303 squelch at the bottom end. And the retro vibes don't end there: the EP's other two cuts are similarly likely to induce misty-eyed reminiscence in ravers of a certain age, replete as they are with Belgian techno stabs, buzz basslines, chopped-up diva vox and timestretched breakbeats. Top one matey!
Review: Herve's 2016 double album Hallucinated Surf was arguably the producer's most grown-up record to date. Notably, it boasted a disc of dancefloor bangers - his stock in trade, after all - and an accompanying CD of chill-out fare. On this follow-up single, he's back to his bassbin-bothering, up-all-night best, cleverly clustering rave-era piano stabs, vocal samples and crunchy house beats around a stunningly heavy bassline on "Excuse Me". He takes things even further on "Drums & Reality", a mind-altering chunk of heavyweight late night sleaze full of razor-sharp electro noises, bumpin' UK garage-influenced drums and hardcore-era breakdowns, before repeating the trick on wobbly, 2017 fidget update "I Got That".
Real (feat Wongo & Contessa Stutz) - (5:28) 124 BPM
Thatas The Way I Feel - (5:28) 124 BPM
Review: Bass music legend Herve appears here for Los Angeles centered Night Bass imprint, who are up to really impressive things at the moment. As the label themselves point out, the EP 'radiates energy from the glory days of "fidget house" but with totally modern production.' And indeed it really calls to mind the likes of Switch and Jesse Rose back in the day. The bouncy title track "Real" features Wongo and some mad vocal skills from Contessa Stuto, a crazy hoover breakdown and a rolling bass line. "That's the Way I Feel" is more stripped back and drugged out, with its bumpy bassline and groovy hi toms doing most of the work, until that addictive piano breakdown comes rushing in and stuttering about the place.
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