Review: While GLDBOM's press release announcing this second salvo in their nostalgic 'Back To Basics' series frames it as some kind of nostalgic re-framing of 'electronic urbanism', in truth it's merely a killer collection of retro-futurist house cuts inspired by New York and New Jersey records of old. Ollie Rant sets the tone with 'Aaaww Yeah', a skipping, sub-heavy amalgamation of classic New Jersey and UK garage sounds with a dash of glassy-eyed deep house flavour, before Manuld opts to doff a cap to the great Grant Nelson (as well as Mood II Swing) on 'Roots'. Yann Polewka's 'Deeper Underground' is a deep, piano-sporting treat tailor-made for heads-down dancing, while Dan T's 'Hold Me' sounds like a deeper and warmer take on Todd Edwards' trademark sound.
Review: Fresh from celebrating their third birthday, the GLBDOM crew serve up a four-track missive featuring tracks inspired by the halcyon days of house in the 1990s. St Paul step up first with 'So Fly', a delightful fusion of chunky, hot-stepping drums, New Jersey garage bass, gorgeous electric piano riffs and sustained organ chords, before Yann Polewka reaches for spine-tingling piano riffs, sturdy drums, rimshot fills and the dreamiest of chords on the mid-90s Strictly Rhythm flex of 'Keep Me Inside'. Elsewhere, Maunold's 'Beating Heart' is a tactile, groovy and saucer-eyed slab of turn-of-the-90s NJ deep house revivalism, while 'Gioia' by Marc Brauner and David Silver is a bouncy, loved-up chunk of immersive house loveliness.
Review: Belarus' Iner launches a new label with a strong cast of international names all pushing a deep and distinguished strain of house music for those who want soul and invention in equal measure. Tilman is up first with 'Sweet Dreamer', a mellow, looped up roller. Sune's 'Flutes' takes a breezier approach shaped out by fluttering jazz funk motifs. Yann Polewka celebrates the sweetest Philly strings and some classic vocal licks for a disco-infused burner you can't help but love. Iner himself keeps things loose and organic on the wonderful 'Respectfull Kind Music', while Scruscru goes for a sleek approach to chopped up funky house. That leaves it to Buzz Compass to get heady and hazy with the bass-leaning cuts coursing through 'That Nighter'.
Review: Not all artists notch up a breakthrough release, so it's heartening to see Yann Polewka - a producer whose previous outings have promised much without making much of an impact - resurface on Roots For Bloom with a very impressive four-tracker. The producer's stated "French Touch" influences are evident among the breezy disco-house/soulful house shuffler of opener "Toute La Vie Pour S'aimer", while the cheery and filter-rich "All I Do" has all the makings of an underground disco-house classic, even if the sampled vocals tend more towards the R&B end of the spectrum. Elsewhere, "Luv Me, Baby" is a rush-inducing loop jam with dizzyingly high levels of positivity, and closer "All Around" is a huggable chunk of early liquid jungle/deep drum and bass dreaminess.
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