Review: Lance DeSardi and Leopold's Legwork label has never been prolific, but what it does put out is always top drawer. This solo EP from DeSardi, a producer whose career stretches back to the tail end of the nineties, is Legwork's first (and likely only) release of 2023. He predictably hits the ground running with opener 'Zeus', a chunky, trippy and energy-packed house workout in which weird noises and foreboding electronic hooks rise above a seriously sleazy bassline and sweat-soaked house drums. 'Stop Start', meanwhile, builds in waves, with spacey synth sounds, dreamy chords and jazzy riffs being added to a weighty, low-slung bassline and a rolling rhythm track that seemingly combines a funky break with disco drums. It's deep, trippy, alluring and really rather good!
Review: To mark 15 years of the Lazy Days Recordings label he established with Mike Fresco in 2005, Canadian deep house legend Fred Everything has decided to release a trilogy of celebratory compilations, each of which focuses on a specific five-year block. This one celebrates the best material released on the label over the last five years (2015-2020), delivering thrills by the barrowload. Everyone will have their own highlights, but our picks of an extremely strong bunch include the early Larry Heard style warmth of Lance DiSardi's 'Field Recording', the early morning shuffle of Fred Everything's 'Someone Like You', the rushing piano house revival of Fred Everything and Shur-I-Kan's glassy-eyed 'Until Then', and the glacial, tech-tinged goodness of Martin Iveson's 'Leave Me Here'.
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