Stefano Esposito - "Don't Give It Up" - (6:44) 116 BPM
Sune - "En Saga" - (5:01) 121 BPM
Jason Hersco - "Everytime" (Girls Of The Internet remix) - (3:41) 126 BPM
Review: Apparel Music's latest compilation series, Coffee Club, has been designed to showcase "laidback vibes and soulful grooves" of the sort that can provide the perfect accompaniment to supping on a latte, long black or double espresso. The six tracks on show on volume one undoubtedly hit this brief, with highlights including the sinewy, ultra-deep, sunrise house wooziness of Apparel Wax's '0091A', the vibraphone-laden, early St Germain-esque wonder of 'Soul Haze' by Sek, the jazzy and dubby lusciousness of Sune's 'En Saga', and Girls of the Internet's deep, dusty and chunky remix of 'Everytime' by Jason Heresco, where vintage female vocal snippets, tactile electric piano chords and a jazzy bassline all catch the ear.
Review: Brunch.wav & Jason Hersco's Say What I Mean EP emerges as the latest offering from Apparel Music, showcasing the collaborative efforts of two seasoned artists within the label's family. The titular track, "Say What I Mean" along with "Feelings Of What" and "Solitude," unveils a fusion of classic deep house rhythms and mainstream accessibility, creativity and clubland appeal. While each number on offer shares a similar sonic landscape, it's the nuanced details that distinguish them from each other, providing a sense of uniqueness and complementary approach to sequencing the EP. Sporting some lo-fi ambiance, coupled with clear dancefloor influences alongside the odd dash of disco, it's a record to that does away with any handbags while encouraging live bongo drums or if you're lucky some sax on stage!
Review: Inspired by mystery man Apparel Wax's childhood love of "45s", the 'MINI' series features tracks that can (and will) be released on seven-inch singles as well as digital download. To kick things off, the Italian producer has served up a pair of "summery and groovy" workouts tailor-made for outdoor DJ sets and sun-down daydreaming. Our masked hero begins with 'MINI001A', a deliciously loose-limbed slab of disco-tinged joy where sun-drenched strings, rubbery bass guitar and eyes-closed female vocal samples cluster around a bumpin' house beat, before opting for an even more soaring deep disco-house sound on the arguably superior 'MINI001B'. While it's as equally wedded to the power of house grooves, its' instrumentation is far more classy and sonically detailed.
Review: Apparel Wax reworks 'She Was Once My Woman' by Muscle Shoals Horns - a breakout project from the in-house brass section at the legendary FAME Studios in Alabama, who backed everyone from Aretha, Wilson Pickett and BB King to Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones. Released on the Monument label in 1983, the original was a mellow, melancholy affair made for late-night smoochin' but 40 years on Apparel Wax ups the tempo several notches and whacks a 4/4 kick underneath, making for something far better suited to dancefloor play. The male soul vocal performance is superb but naturally it's the horns that steal the show.
Review: Aparel Music has come up with a novel way to mark its 13th birthday - a series of 13-track comps, each boasting a mix of recent highlights and deep cuts, tailor-made for a handful of download and streaming sites. So, what can you expect from Junodownload's exclusive Apparel Music collection? In short, a sublime mixture of dreamy, dub-wise, slow-motion deepness (Roy Giles remixing Ahautzab), tactile and immersive deep house goodness (Eddie Shkiper, Desos), colourful fare rich in jazzy instrumentation (Four Walls' superb 'Hello Underground'), jazz-funk-flavoured nu-disco (Polar Lights) and high-grade peak-time fare (a typically dusty and warming slab of excellence from the legendary Delano Smith).
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