Review: The first set of remixes of this late 2020 vocal smasher dropped a couple of weeks ago, and were described by yours truly as "charting various courses through nu-disco and soulful house waters". Now here come a second crop that take a much more eyes-down and dancefloor-oriented approach, with the vocal applied far more sparingly, and as such may appeal even if the first lot didn't. The Smashed Atoms Dub is a dreamy, drifty affair, Adam Nova's rub brings the fat-bottomed disco stompery but the standout to these ears is a disco-fied deep house refix from I Gemin - just gorgeous.
Review: Three fresh mixes here of a cut that first came out at the tail end of 2020. 'Lifted' is a team-up between Smashed Atoms, AKA North London DJ/producer Steve Gladdis, and renowned UK vocalist Kathy Diamond, whose CV includes collabs with the likes of Aeroplane, Fred Everything, Toby Tobias and Mario Basanov as well as numerous releases in her own right. Lyrically, 'Lifted' is a paean to weekend dancefloor abandon and the new rubs, charting various courses through nu-disco and soulful house waters, come from Smashed Atoms himself, Sauco and Chewy Rubs & Fingerman, whose epic, bottom-heavy Club Dub takes the gold for yours truly.
Review: Headed up by Brighton's Fingerman, Hot Digits Music return with London's Steve Gladdis aka Smashed Atoms - who after some spectacular releases on his own Magic Circles imprint and Paper Music, explodes onto the label with "Cut This Way". Sounding like it takes it cues from NYC disco legends Blondie as much as it does from American rapper Dimples D. "Wonderlust" (extended version) goes for more of a lo-slung deep house vibe which we found pretty sweet, while the bleepy "Lost Someone" gets back to the program with some sunny party vibes. Also featuring some superb remix action from Get Down Edits featuring Micko Roche and the Chopshop regular from Montreal: Dave Gerrard.
Review: Moving Parts offers a welcome return to action from Steve Gladdis AKA Smashed Atoms, whose previous solo singles were all released way back in 2017. We can confirm that he's in fine form, too, with opener "Lifted" - a collaboration with long-serving chanteuse Kathy Diamond - offering a near perfect blend of colourful nu-disco elements (think sparkling synths, handclap-heavy beats, toasty bass, colourful electronics and effects-laden guitars). We'd recommend the vocal version, but the more stripped-back, delay-laden Dub is also rather good. Gladdis joins forces with Backdoor Man on 'All The Time', a more deep house-influenced chunk of flash-fried nu-disco funk that comes accompanied by a rather good Andy Buchan remix.
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