Bellaire & Georges - "Absolutely" - (5:18) 126 BPM
Bellaire & Georges - "Contrasts" - (4:52) 126 BPM
Bellaire - "At The Jazz Club" - (5:28) 126 BPM
Georges - "About Love" - (4:26) 120 BPM
Georges & Bellaire - "Thin" - (5:13) 124 BPM
Review: AOC Records' latest outing is something of a family affair. It features two of the Paris-based label's regular artists joining forces for their most expansive collaborative EP to date. They open with the rushing piano house positivity of "Absolutely", where restless riffs and jazzy Rhodes solos rise above a chunky, bass-heavy groove, before wrapping punchy horn stabs and funk-fuelled riffs around more bustling beats on "Contrasts". Elsewhere, "At The Jazz Club" is a superior slab of evocative jazz-house tastiness, "About Love" is a warm and dreamy late night deep house treat and closing cut "Thin" is a breezy fusion of jazzy instrumentation and ultra-deep early morning house grooves.
Review: AOC stands for Appellation d'Origine Controlee. It's a Parisian affair that serves up its sophomore release here - and you can count us in as early fans. That 'French Touch' is evident throughout Bellaire's new Framework release, which follows up his impressive Paris Jazz City EP. Be assured that the the Lille based producer is pretty keen to bang the party on these uplifting house jams: from the very Kerri Chandler influenced "Respect", to the soulful and downright swingin' piano house of "Ah" that would make even local crews like Robsoul or Ondule stand up and notice. Not to mention the emotive late night deepness of "Spiritual Thang" which features one very familiar vocal hook from an undisputed classic that you're sure to love.
Review: If you're a fan of St Germain's peerless debut album Boulevard - quite simply the greatest collection of deep and jazzy house tracks of all time - then we'd advise you to check out this EP from 19 year-old French producer Bellaire. While the jaunty title track is closer in tone to both "Rose Rouge" and Mr Scruff's "Get a Move On", it still includes some impeccable piano and vibraphone solos amongst the bouncy beats and looped jazz horn samples. The pianos return to the fore on turn of the '90s New Jersey garage tribute "Jazzy Things", while the loopier "Street Blues" fuses the Boulevard-ethos with the breezy bumpiness of classic Frankie Knuckles productions. "Get Down", a thumping chunk of jazz-fired disco-house, is also top-notch.
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