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Free Myself - (5:01)
The Truth (feat Kaylan Waterman) - (4:13)
I'm Done - (9:26)
Spiral Staircase - (5:32)
Purify Me - (7:30)
Everything You Want - (5:51)
Snakes (feat Duminie Deporres) - (6:42)
Surround The World - (7:31)
Theo Parrish - "Spiral Staircase" (instrumental) - (5:32)
Review: While soul has always been a massive ingredient in the potent sound stew that is Detroit deep house, it's still a relative rarity to find one of the Motor City's house producers turning their attention to the style. That's what the legendary Theo Parrish has done here in collaboration with infrequent collaborator Maurissa Rose, a long-serving local soul singer and songwriter whose credits also include appearances on Alton Miller and Eddie Fowlkes records. 'Free Myself', their first joint album', is a joyous concoction - a dusty, musically rich and predictably inventive affair that does a brilliant job in mixing Parrish's take on neo-soul and R&B with breezy, jazz-flecked deep house cuts, broken beats and occasional nods to Latin musical culture. A genuinely brilliant album, as expected.
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: UK disco don Dave Lee teams up with Detroit vocalist Maurissa Rose, who since featuring on an Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes cut way back in 1995 has spent most of her career working in the soul/jazz/R&B arena, but who's latterly returned to a more dancefloor-oriented trajectory, working with the likes of Theo Parrish, Alton Miller, Royskopp and Lee's own Sunburst Band. Their collective experience and pedigree shine through clearly on 'Look At The Stars', but if soulful vocal belters aren't your thing then fear not because there's an accompanying, self-explanatory Moog Dub that's to die for.
The Unit - "Ain't No Need" (edit - Theo Parrish, Myele Manzanza, Akwasi Mensah, Amp Fiddler, Duminie Deporres & Ideeyah) - (10:24) 108 BPM
Review: A trio of recent Theo Parrish productions get the remix treatment, though why these versions are any more or less "special" than others isn't made entirely clear! The laidback and heartfelt 'This Is For Your' (a Maurisse Rose collab first out as a single in 2019) will suit soulful floors, while 'Ain't No Need' by The Unit (something of a 'supergroup' consisting Parrish, Amp Fiddler and friends) leans more towards jazz and broken beat. The standout to these ears, though, is 'What You Wanna C', a deep, jazzy shuffle par excellence and one for the proverbial "heads" for sure!
Review: Given the talent involved - Motor City deep house legend Alton Miller, with the similarly storied Theo Parrish on remix duties - this has "buy on sight" written all over it. Musically, it's as good as you'd expect. Miller's original version of "Bring Me Down", featuring the sauntering, soulful vocals of Maurissa Rose, is amongst the best things he's done of late; a sinewy, sensual deep house epic blessed with starry electronics, rolling beats, sweeping synths and rich bass. Parrish's similarly stretched-out translation is similarly sublime, fixing elements of Miller's fine original version to swinging, jazz-flecked beats, jammed-out Rhodes lines and typically dusty textures. Basically, it's as good as you'd expect, and then some. Don't sleep.
