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Delusions Of Grandeur

Delusions Of Grandeur

London-based Delusions Of Grandeur is a label that’s all about that raw, deep and underground house sound, often with the essence of disco running through. Founded by DJ/producer Jimpster and label partner Tom Roberts in 2009, Delusions Of Grandeur has seen releases from the likes of: Session Victim, Tornado Wallace, Aroop Roy, Medlar, Dan Shake, thatmanmonkz, Ben Sun, Toby Tobias, Trickski, Uffe and more. Jimpster and Tom Roberts also head up house label Freerange Records.
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The Intangibles
Motivation (feat Ras Stimulant) - (7:02) 126 BPM Hot
Dromedary Twist - (6:09) 124 BPM
Green Run - (5:04) 101 BPM
Review: Session Victim makes another triumphant return to Delusions of Grandeur with The Intangibles EP, following some noteworthy releases on Toytonics and Rhythm Section International. In the EP's opening track, "Motivation," they team up with Ras Stimulant, a dub-wise microphone man, to create a mesmerizing and intoxicating peak-time loop jam. This track is filled to the brim with irresistible electric piano riffs, vocal snippets drenched in delay effects, jazzy embellishments, and interstellar electronics. Following is "Dromedary Twist" with some winding saxophone lines interweaved with a thick deep house groove, replete with sustained chords and improvised Rhodes motifs. Lastly, "Green Run" lowers the BPMs as the listener enters the realm of lazy, hazy, blissed-out jazzed-up beats. With their style combining live organic elements, fat floor-filling beats, the Germna's duo comes up with comprises three original tracks that traverse the spectrum of high-energy jazz disco meets techno, soulful uplifting house, and downtempo blunted beats.
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DOGD 91
31 Mar 23
Deep House
Listen to Your Heart Pt. Three
Almost Midnight - (5:02) 119 BPM Hot
Castle For Sale - (5:04) 77 BPM
Head Over Heels - (6:16) 117 BPM
Thermal Explorer - (2:26) 112 BPM
Played by: Nachtbraker
Review: Apologies for banging on about this, But Session Victim's recent Listen To Your Heart album is one of the best Balearic-minded house sets we've heard this year. It goes without saying, then, that this third sampler EP is packed full of playable goodness. While they've naturally included an obligatory slow jam (wonderfully dreamy Balearic beats cut "Castle For Sale") and a rush inducing, gradually building Balearic soundscape (EP highlight "Thermal Explorer"), the other two tracks jostle for position in the "best for peak-time plays" stakes. Choose between the tactile nu-disco/deep house fusion of "Head Over Heels" - all sweeping strings, bubbly synth bass and twinkling piano flourishes - and "Almost Midnight", a wonderful trip into disco deep house territory that's as rich and musically expansive as they come.
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DOGD 60
21 Jul 17
Deep House
Listen To Your Heart
Over & Over - (2:43) 105 BPM
Bring It Back - (6:21) 122 BPM
Moons & Flowers - (6:35) 123 BPM
The Hatch - (2:55) 110 BPM
Shadows - (5:40) 121 BPM Hot
Matching Half - (6:53) 122 BPM
Unchained - (3:00) 91 BPM
If We Can Make It Here - (4:32) 117 BPM
Almost Midnight - (5:02) 119 BPM
Castle For Sale - (5:04) 77 BPM
Up To Rise (LP mix) - (5:25) 121 BPM
Head Over Heels - (6:16) 117 BPM
Thermal Explorer - (2:26) 112 BPM
Review: Although they've delivered plenty of fine singles over the years, it's invariably Session Victim's albums that get us hot under the collar. This is primarily because it gives them a chance to showcase a wider range of grooves, tempos and instrumentations amongst the ear-pleasing dancefloor workouts. Their sunny disposition, noted sample-spotting ability and varied inspirations are all in evidence on the German duo's third full-length excursion. It's a deliciously evocative, enjoyable and mood enhancing affair that smilingly meanders between dreamy jazz-house bliss, Bossa-Balearic fusion, disco-sampling cheeriness, glistening slow jams, Afro-tinged deep house warmth and humid dub riddims (the impeccable "Castle For Sale"). In other words, it's another hugely enjoyable romp packed full of winning moments.
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DOGDD 07D
02 Jun 17
Deep House
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