Review: Fresh from scoring a summer club hit with his Crystal Waters-sporting gospel-house smasher "Testify" (re-released in July by Defected with a swathe of fresh reworks), Hifi Sean once again joins forces with Las Vegas-based chum Shalvoy for a second serving of Slipped Discs on Midnight Riot. As with the material showcased on volume one, these are not re-edits, but rather club tracks that cleverly combine elements from familiar disco and boogie jams with their own beats and musical flourishes. There's much to enjoy throughout, from the hard-wired, proto-house jack of Andre Espeut collaboration" Get Down" and thrusting Italo-disco sleaziness of "Jumpy" and "Charlie", to the Konk-in-space heaviness of hypnotic late night roller "Kinky".
Review: "Testify" is part gospel anthem, part joyful house workout; a perfectly formed song with a heart that reaches out to move you. Originally released in 2016 on Sean's own Plastique Recordings, the track has grown and hooked fans organically, making the playlist at BBC Radio 2 and taking on a life of its own. Signed to Defected in 2017, the label wasted no time in delivering a killer remix package. Steve Mac takes the track underground with industrial drums and a killer four to the floor beat. Tom Stephan aka Superchumbo introduces a Latin flavour into his dub version with syncopated drum work and a beefed up bassline that takes the original's gospel elements up a few gears. Finally to complete the package is an original extended version, with two bonus minutes of the uplifting instrumental bridge.
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