Review: Experienced producer Moving Still is the latest artist to contribute to Palm Trax's so-far excellent CWPT label, delivering an EP that draws much from his Irish and Saudi Arabian heritage. He begins in intriguing fashion with the digital reggae-goes-Balearic-nu-disco flex of 'Kunafa King', before wrapping Middle Eastern melodies around Italo-disco style beats and Moroder-esque synth sounds on 'Hayati 89'. You'll find more Arabic lead lines, alongside buzzing acid motifs and Acid Arab style drum fills, on the excellent 'La Titasil Feeya', while 'My Bosa is Four You' is a gorgeously dreamy and sun-splashed slab of Hi-NRG revivalism. To round things off, he takes us on a squelchy and melody-rich 'Haram Odyssey', before sending everyone home happy via the impeccably atmospheric and tuneful 'Kalam Hub'.
Review: A warm welcome back to Jay Donaldson AKA Palms Trax, who launches his new label CWPT with his first fresh EP since he appeared on Dekmantel two years ago. Musically, 'Petu' is arguably one of the most original and ear-catching things he's released during his career, with vocalist Nonku Phiri making her presence felt atop a gorgeous combination of spacey Italo-disco synths, punchy horns, densely layered percussion and throbbing synthesizer arpeggio lines. It comes accompanied by an almost vocal-free Dub and a killer remix by Masalo, who smartly re-casts the cut as a squelchy and surging slab of celebratory Italo-disco brilliance.
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