Review: We loved the first instalment of Secret Crunch's compilation style Secret Bunch series (released back in October 2017), so naturally hopes are high for this follow-up. Happily, we can report that it's really rather good. Bavarian studio buff Sam IRL ensures an impressive start via the jazzy electric pianos keys, breakbeat-driven groove and squeezable deep house vibes of "Come Back", before Mexican producer Soul of Hex cleverly wraps '89 style warehouse stabs and piano solos around a bustling drum machine groove on "Solid Nature". Flip to the virtual B-side for Moff and Tarkin's eyes-closed deep jazz-house treat, "Young Val Kilner" and the hot-to-trot, chord-smothered U.S style deep house bump that is Clang83's "Seaside".
Review: For their first foray into the world of the compilation style EP, Secret Crunch has gathered together an impressive cast of little known and fast-rising producers. Local Talk regular Sameed kicks things off with the warm, sugary and luscious, sample-heavy deep house bounce of "Pho", before Kian T impresses via the dreamy deep house grooves and lilting electrofunk synth solos of EP standout "As I". Lady Blaktronika provides some wonderfully evocative vocals on Jonna's rhythmically skewed but effortlessly groovy "You Make Me Do Things", while Malouane wraps ultra-deep chords and barely audible piano samples around a bouncy, jazz break-propelled deep house groove on the excellent "Got Robbed in a Forest".
Review: Secret Crunch is Vienna based label run by moody house master Roman Rauch of Philpot and Quintessentials fame, with Moony Me of Toy Tonics and Uncanny Valley. Both musically rooted in hip-hop, soul, funk and disco, but expressing themselves mainly through the gospel of house music. Secret Crunch follows up with a second release entitled One Split Wonder. Rauch serves up the classic vocal house of "Don't You Try" and the emotive and sultry deepness of "Boogie Trip" channelling that Windy City vibe of the mid '90s. Moony Me's contributions are "Screwdriver" where one razor sharp and bouncy bassline leads the way over tough DJ Sneak style beats (just wait 'til those Derrick May style organs come rushing in!) and "Love Deserter"
which goes for that dusty, MPC style deep hop which will appeal to fans of Glenn Astro.
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