Review: San Francisco native Christopher Smith has a long relationship with Om offshoot Smoke 'N' Mirrors, though this is his first 'proper' single on the label. It's got a slight Futureboogie Recordings feel about it, with Michael Marshall's excellent vocal soaring above a bubbling, 'future disco' influenced, synth-heavy house groove. It's shiny, heavy, hooky and strangely addictive - the epitome of 21st century house. Of the two accompanying remixes, it's predictably the Maxxi Soundsystem rework that hits home hardest. With its warm pads, shuffling grooves and sun-baked vibe, it sounds like it was created with Croatia's Garden Festival in mind.
Review: You can usually rely on Crazy P man Chris "Hot Toddy" Todd to deliver the goods. "Mutha Sucka" comes packed with the usual tasty musical touches - sweeping disco strings, chunky drums, clipped guitars - plus more than a nod and a wink to the woozy, alien-sounding synths preferred by their old pals at Futureboogie Recordings. Todd's usual partner in crime, Jim Baron, dons his Ron Basejam guise for the remix. His version goes a little deeper, sounding not unlike Julio Bashmore producing a Crazy P record. Which, when you think about it, is actually really good.
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