Review: Three sample-happy nu-disco cuts from SIRS make up the Disco Is Life & Death EP. 'DC10 Disco Dancing' lifts chunks of vocal and the train whistle from Telex's 1979 classic 'Moskow Diskow' and places them atop a Moroder-ish synth bassline, druggy slo-mo 4/4s and cascading 80s syn-drums. 'Gone With The Wind' is a far more laidback groover built for afternoon or warm-up play, but the real star here is 'The Sound Of Music', which takes the female BV's from Dayton's 1982 boogie gem of the same name and marries them to a phat funk bassline and space disco synth stabs to create a contemporary disco anthem-in-waiting.
Review: Given that previous releases from the publicity-shy Sirs crew have been rather good, hopes are naturally high for their latest trip into wide-eyed, musically rich dancefloor fusion. As usual, there's a decidedly hazy, sun-kissed feel to the original version of "What a Day", which features Cinnamon Denise adding sumptuous vocals to an Afro-tinged deep house shuffler full of warm electric piano chords, live bass and Balearic instrumentation. Arguably even better is Manoo's thrillingly epic and dreamy Batacuda Remix, which not only boasts layered Brazilian drums but also some wild and wonderful synth solos. Sirs delivers an even lengthier, slightly more percussively intense tweak of the French house producer's revision, before treating us to a brilliant ambient "Reprise" crafted around swirling chords and delay-laden Fender Rhodes.
Review: Little is known about Sirs, the crew behind the fast-rising Sirsounds label. This appears to be their debut EP, and it's really rather good. In its original form, "Check It Out Heritage" is a sumptuous chunk of horizontal Balearic boogie/stoned disco fusion rich in live guitars, bass, keys and synthesizers. It doesn't try too hard to be liked, but that's all part of the track's heady appeal. The accompanying remix package includes a superb interpretation from Raiders of the Lost Arp - all grandiose, head-in-the-clouds synth chords, tumbling electronics and yearning disco flourishes - plus a Max Essa style Balearic mix from Spanish producer Rayko (which, rather strangely, is also re-edited by Sirs themselves).
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