Review: As the title suggests, this epic collection gathers together a bumper selection of remixes of tracks from Damian Lazarus and the Ancient Moons' sophomore set, "Heart of Sky". There's naturally plenty of floor-focused fare throughout, with highlights including Emanual Satie's moody, rumbling revisions of "All I Need To Get High", Butch's shuffling tech-house versions of the same track, Serge Devant's analogue bass-propelled peak-time take of "Feedback Loop" and La Fleur's urgent, faintly foreboding and wonderfully percussive Dub of "Five Moons". There are further high quality "big name" revisions courtesy of Black Coffee, Jamie Jones and Luciano, while Mad Professor's ludicrously heavy dub reggae re-makes of "Feedback Loop" offer intriguing, sofa friendly diversions.
Review: Feedback Loop is the latest single to be taken from Damian Lazarus and the Ancient Moons' recent album Heart of Sky, a set with far more warmth and humanity than its' deliciously trippy predecessor. For this single release, the hazy, humid and mildly druggy original - a bit like Spiritualized brought kicking and screaming into the tech-house era - is accompanied by a quartet of remixes. Serge Devant kicks things off with a shuffling, peak-time tech-house take marked out by a prominent raw, analogue bassline, before Bedouin wraps selected vocal passages, twinkling pianos and alien electronics around a tough but tactile groove. The most revolutionary - and arguably greatest - interpretations come from UK soundsystem legend Mad Professor, who delivers two thrillingly weird, psychedelic and bass-heavy dub interpretations.
Review: Crosstown Rebels chief Damian Lazarus is back with The Ancient Moons on their sophomore effort, which follows up 2015's Message From The Other Side which was co-produced by James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco, Arctic Monkeys, Florence & The Machine). It features a wide assortment of vocalists and collaborators from around the world. Heart Of Sky combines his cosmic world influences with '80s soul and funk. With Lazarus' background very much in these vintage genres, he found a way to connect that heart and soul to a positive, trippy, psychedelic sound. From the the emotive and life-affirming power of "All I Need To Get High", drifting and esoteric pop-house indicative of his Crosstown sound on "All I Need To Get High" and even some sexy nu-disco deepness on "Help Me Find A Way"
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