Review: Lumberjacks In Hell founder Marcel Vogel teams up once more with fellow Amsterdam resident LYMA on a five-track EP that opens with recent single 'Free Time', a slice of leftfield electronic soul. 'Easy', appropriately enough, takes us into more laidback territory, 'Broken Wings' and 'Flame On' are a couple of fat-bottomed slabs of bruk beat, while finally 'You're A Star' is a squelchy, stuttery affair which, with its "let's get down tonight" chorus, is probably the best bet for dancefloor play. There's a distinctly Prince-y feel to these cuts so if you dug His Purple Highness's more experimental excursions, check for this.
Review: Marcel Vogel and LYMA join forces again on Boogie Angst, showcasing their latest single, "Free Time". Building upon the success of their previous EP, "Games Change," this dynamic duo delivers a fresh and captivating track. "Free Time" combines mesmerizing filtered vocals with an unconventional structure, creating a unique sonic journey. The song seamlessly transitions from dusty analog stabs to 1990s rave plucks, culminating in an abstract groover that pushes boundaries and evokes shades of Prince's artistry.
Review: Marcel Vogel makes his first appearance on Shall Not Fade, joining forces with previously unheard vocalist/producer Tim Jules for an expansive EP of high-quality, musically rich workouts. They begin by hooking up with Alexander Arslan on 'If You Don't Love', a wonderfully tactile, soulful and organic-sounding slab of vocal deep house, before enlisting the help of Khadija on the mid-tempo boogie-house shuffle of 'This Is When I Leave'. Hector Winjbergen lends a hand on the synth-happy, bass guitar-propelled brilliance of 'Why Don't You Leave Me' (an instrumental mix of which is tucked away at the end of EP), while 'Like a Fish In The Water' is a hard-boiled, bluesy house stomper full of addictive Clavinet licks and not so subtle nods to Prince style purple funk.
Review: Since side-stepping the re-edit scene to concentrate on original production, Lumberjacks in Hell boss Marcel Vogel has delivered some superb releases - not least the fine "Being Human" mini album and a pair of killer collaborations with Khalil Anthony. He's at it again here too, delivering a superb five-track missive that features three hook-ups with Tim Jules. Two of these - the swinging, energy-packed gospel-house heater "I Got Jesus" and the mid-tempo bluesy disco chug of "Fuck The Bass Up" - are arguably amongst Vogel's most potent tracks to date. Elsewhere, "Got To Know Jesus" is a deliciously bass-heavy broken beat/gospel cut-up, "If You Like" is a drowsy chunk of deep house hypnotism and "Close The Door" is a solo-heavy chunk of disco-house positivity.
Review: Sometime re-editor Marcel Vogel has spent the last couple of years enhancing his original production credentials, delivering super-soulful and ultra-deep EPs that draw on his well-known love of deep house, disco and hip-hop. He's at it again on "If You Like", a thrillingly dusty, MPC-house style rub that laces on-point hip-hop vocals over a sumptuous, slightly off-kilter deep house groove and killer disco bassline. It's accompanied by a solid instrumental version, a breezy Brazilian disco style take from reliable Swiss crew Alma Negra (check the glistening jazz guitar solos and carnival style freestyle vocals) and a deep disco gem of a remix of "Brown Curls" by modern disco maestro Patchworks. Given the quality on show throughout, this could be Vogel's strongest release to date.
Review: The unstoppable Vogel machine is back on Lumberjacks with another serving of soul-soaked house goodness to warm the cockles as we step into Spring. This time around he's called on one of the great house vocalists of our times, Khalil Anthony, to lay down a vocal on "Brown Curls" that melts over Vogel's peppy, organic production. Nebraska bring a deeper, chunkier flavour to the track with their remix, and the results are just as captivating. Anthony's also on hand to croon over "You Are A Star", an equally simmering jam with more of that dusty house pressure from the deep end of the pool, while "Those Moments" finishes the record off on a funky, instrumental tip.
Review: On the latest Lumberjacks missive Marcel Vogel invites one of the strongest house vocalists of modern times, Khalil Anthony, to lend his distinctive croon to a loose-limbed slice of low-riding funk. "Dance The Blues Away" is a gutsy, full-bodied production that shows off Vogel's instrumental skills at their strongest, and Anthony's vocal rolls on in the many-layered mix perfectly. BB Boogie injects a little disco stomp to the track for the first remix on the EP, while Julien Dyne gets to turn out a remix and a dub. Both Dyne's efforts tap into a Detroit house feeling, all dusty sample loops and a laid back, smoky mood. It's a record made up of killer soul-soaked house music from start to finish.
Review: Lumberjacks In Hell just keep on trucking, this time calling upon the legendary skills of Karizma in setting their latest EP alight. "Work It Out" is a fiery slice of gospel choppery, whipping up a fevered line in vocal insistence that hardly needs a rhythm section to make you move, but still has the necessary goods underneath the hood. Marcel Vogel follows a similar tact on "I Got Jesus", spacing the jam out and working a bit more groove, but certainly tapping into the same spiritually enhanced vein. Karizma then returns to make an aptly named "Stomp Dub" of the track, rounding off an absolute beast of a party record.
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