The Angry Kids - "Lullaby" (The Martinez Brothers the TMB dub) - (6:42)
124 BPM Toto Chiavetta - "Become One" (Jerome Sydenham's special edit) - (6:57) 125 BPM
Jerome Sydenham & Sally - "Lady MacBeth Strategy" (original mix) - (6:39) 125 BPM
Lo Hype - "Something Special" (original mix) - (7:25) 121 BPM
Review: The sound of Jerome Sydenham's Ibadan imprint has noticeably changed since he relocated to Berlin. Where it once bristled with African rhythms and spiritual deep house jams, recent releases have focused more on hypnotic, occasionally dark, tech-tinged rhythms. While this EP does include one life-affirming blast of constantly rising spiritual house - see Sydenham's edit of Toto Chiavetta's "Become One" - for the most part it's suitably murky. There's a genuine looseness and swing to the Martinez Brothers' tracky Dub of The Angry Kids' "Lullaby", while Sydenham and Sally's "Lady MacBeth Strategy" is a twisted chunk of acid-flecked techno designed to tease and titillate dark, sweaty after-parties. Lo Hype's "Something Special" is tasty, too, with bouncy samples and weird noises riding a shuffling, cowbell-laden groove.
from $1.89IRC 124
22 Sep 14
Deep House