Dahlia - (7:50)
123 BPM Bicep - "Seagulls" - (5:44) 120 BPM
Bicep - "Rays" - (5:59) 123 BPM
Go (Flanger mix) - (5:04) 120 BPM
Go (Bicep Liquid mix) - (6:13) 120 BPM
Review: Northern Irish duo Bicep has built their production career on blending, repackaging and reimagining classic house influences. It's little surprise, then, to find that this latest 12" does the same. Hammer collaboration "Dahlia" sets the tone, combining the bold pianos of vintage Italian house with the kind of dreamy pads and snappy drum machine rhythms that recall the Halcyon days of late '80s/early '80s Balearic house. There's more of a sweaty warehouse feel about "Rays" - all yelping female vocal cuts, booming garage bass and skipping beats - while "Seagulls" sits somewhere between the two tracks, offering both bottom-end bump and eyes-closed sweetness.
from $1.89FMB 005
25 Sep 15
Deep House