Paris-born and London-based, MOVELTRAXX is delivering the best Juke, Footwork, Ghetto House and forward thinking Club & Bass music from legends and rising talents since 2007.
Review: With some classic '70s funk and soul inspirations giving a feel-good mood to this latest two-track burner from Moveltraxx upstart Alex Autajon, it's as if the artist her is channeling the French Touch sound of Star Dust's "Music Sounds Better With You" only connecting the dots via juke and footwork. "Discotajon" revels in sweeping filters, rolling pianos and punctuation of a pumping 909, with keys swapped out for horns in "Car Wash" that sees Autajon throw down pitch-lifted cruiser of uptempo, optimistic ghetto-fuelled beats. At the car wash!
Review: As ever with the celebrated Moveltraxx imprint, we are absolutely thrilled to see what they have offered up as we dive into the latest four track collection from Amadeezy, showcasing his fantastic blend of juke and jungle themes. We kick this one off with the silky drum work and potent kicking rhythms of 'Go To Work', alongside the high energy drum processes and classic sampling of 'Let's Rock This Party'. We take a more melodic twist next as 'New Juke City' arrives with sweeping pad textures and piano chords, before we round the project up with the rapid fire kick shots and dominant sub-bass structures of the title track 'Deadly Disco Poison'. Lovely stuff.
Review: Now the last 12 months has been a very exciting time for the Moveltraxx imprint, who seem to just keep getting better and better. This latest display from Bastiengoat is a perfect example of their constant improvement as we dive into two incredibly well designed originals. First of all, 'Hexane' is unveiled with some seriously high energy levels, driven by murky sub textures and super skippy drum designs. On the flip side, 'Pentane' takes the form of a super speedy grimey roller, with high end synthesizer melodies and moogy bass tones, it's a livener for sure!
Review: After some killer cassette and vinyl action for the Jheri Tracks label, along with plenty of appearances on some collaborative releases, our boy Bastiengoat lands on the fine-ass Moveltraxx label with some of his tuned-up bass and footwork. "Give Me What You Need" is like Rashad on speed, stopping and starting the percussion with a dicey improvisation, whereas "I Can Tell" spins the beats in favour of some heart-breaking r&b vocals for the lovers. "Imma Dog" is another beast altogether, adopting a hard-edged hip-hop mentality with a gangsta style, and "Open Wide" adds a sci-fi layer to the equation, dropping fire left, right and centre. Killah business!
Review: Seeing the names Big Dope P and Moveltraxx in the same sentence is always going to be an exciting way to start the week, as we see the two entities combine for a sizzling thirteen track album, taking the title 'Mehlish'. This is a fantastic showcasing of just how creative people can get within the boundaries of the Juke / Footwork sound, from the rave-ready 4x4 thumps of 'Ride It' with TT The Artist & Feadz, to the more mechanical percussive displays of 'Ugly' with Mighty Mark and the epic 80's synth slides of 'Diaphane'. It's difficult to actually highlight a standout set, with the overall quality of this project being so high. One standout however has to be one of the bonus tracks entitled 'Presidential Pimping', which we can see working extremely well as a D&B double drop, utilizing regal sounding horn stabs and hard hitting drums to tremendous effect.
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