Review: Jared Stuffco is Jex Opolis: a Canadian musician and DJ based in New York City with a long and fruitful musical history. He also runs the Good Timin' label. Three years after his outing on Running Back, Jex returns with Bad Timin' Vol. 1, which is described as 'a four-tracker made for working DJs.' From the gliding acid express of "Zone Phased", the sexy neon-lit bounce of "Fee WIFI" or the melancholic yet bittersweet classic house jam :Last Loft" taking you all the way back to the glory days of the Chicago originators - Stuffco proves his wonderful studio skills yet again.
Review: The choice of Tony Humphries to mix Running Back's first label compilation is a significant one. Getting his big break in the early '80s as an understudy for the legendary Shep Pettibone's Kiss FM show, Humphries went on to become one of the defining DJs of house music's formative years, with residencies at New Jersey's Club Zanzibar and London's Ministry of Sound. His previous mixes illustrate his continuing ability to bridge dance music's past and present and his new one for Gerd Janson's imprint will mark its fifteenth anniversary. It is a timely reminder of what has made the Frankfurt powerhouse remain on many favourite label lists for over a decade. It's a mix of golden oldies and recent classics alike: from Todd Terje's smash hit from several years ago "Ragysh" and the anthemic "The Voice From Planet Love" by Precious System, through to more recent bombs. Two by Running back alumnus Shan ("Bassline Party"/"Work It") and the legendary Mr G's Motor City ode "Ben & Gerd" (Killin It M Day).
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