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Cheeseman review Dj Mag 15-28 February 06 ****
FILSONIK
Light of Day EP
Percussive instrumental deep house isn’t something the
world is especially in short supply of right now and if it
were sold in barrels you could bet it’d be cheaper than
oil. But there’s always room for a good new tune and
NY newcomer Filsonik seems to have the requisite ear for a
good tune. ‘Du Bai’ is a big, brooding minimal
groove with a little hint of Fela Kuti in the sparsely utilised
horn snatches and vocal whoops, a definite work-the-Eqs track
for the likes of Joe Claussell. Meanwhile. ‘Lori’
takes a more percussive path with a warmer bed of slow-moving
deep strings and a gently rumbling bassline. Heavily atmospheric
grooves of rare quality. Watch this name.
Steal
Vybe ft Rene & Chris Dockins
'After hours'
M7M8 (Craig Bartlett)
My man Qentin Harris turns up again on this amazing "stick
to our roots and guns label" from Brighton to remix a
track taken from the very well produced "Dance for life"
ep Mr Harris one of the scene’s hottest in demand dj’s
remixers and producers again delivers a set of mixes that
any real house dj will play and play – this is real
NYC house – so go ghet yourself a chunk of the big apple
and get this baby.
Yogi
Haughton review DJ Magazine issue 99, 16 September 2005 ****
Quentin
Harris presents Cordell McClary - The Unreleased mixes
'Got
2 Re-Love' vocal/'Traveling' Instrumental
One of
our favourite labels has been kind enough to mail us a copy
of their latest nugget, one of only 800 copies pressed of
these unreleased mixes, it has to be pointed out. Fun can
be had by all with the instrumental mix of the wonderful ‘Traveling’
track, so get those acapellas at the ready and create your
very on garage groove. The ‘Got 2 Re-love’ is
a finely crafted slice of “real house” from Harris,
where Mc Clary respects the soulful groove and puts his shoulder
into the job at hand. He slides notes all over the shop as
if he was buttering the groove with his very low cholesterol,
saturated in soul fats. Harris is in a fairly upbeat mood
as he adds a little extra energy into his work on this occasion,
leaving the deeper , smoother sound in the care of the ‘Traveling’
instrumetal.
Yogi
Haughton review DJ Magazine issue 98 2 September 2005 ****
Lefunken
feat Tyrah 'Angel' Franck Roger remix
One
of my own personal labels hits out with a remix from a 2004
outing, enlisting the talents of French producer Franck Roger
for remix duty. It pains me to say nothing nice about the
French , but Roger has blessed us with a delicious shuffling
garage stormer that is deep and soulful. Knocking beats stumble
along as Tyrah’s dreamy vocals swirl about the mix like
cream being poured into a steamy cup of coffee. A dub finds
a groove being pressured by piano stabs, but fear not, even
Tyrah is welcomed back into open arms, allowing us to enjoy
her sweet tone jus’ a lil’longer.
Yogi
Haughton review DJ Magazine issue 92, 10 June 2005 ****
Steal
Vybe 'Grooves & Melodies' Spacekat
'Rise
With The Sun' is a musical story that unfolds into a fairytale
jazzy house workout of unprecedented quality and finesse.
Every step of the way is like walking on air. Floaty flute,
breezy strings and an incidental keyboard generated bass that
peeps into the soulful groove periodically form foundations.
This is Steal Vybe on top form and if 'Rise With The Sun'
wasn't enough to convince you to buy this single, then perhaps
the equally jazz soaked 'Let It Play' will. Gentle but plucky
hand claps are rushed by jazzy keyboard parts, soaring strings
and complicated drums that add fizz to the workout. 'Glide'
features yet more wonderful strings and flute, which trek
tirelessly over the busy mumbling bass and conga gripped beats.
Soothing vocals repeat the same couple of lines effortlessly
over the blissful backing. Three stinging jazzy house jams
from Steal Vybe.
Yogi
Haughton review DJ Magazine issue 91, 27th May 2005 **** Sureplayer
Quentin
Harris featuring Cordell McClary 'Got 2 Love' Spacekat
From
the people that created the sublime ‘Travelling’
track, which was bestowed with ample praises on these pages,
comes yet another slick garage anthem for our aural perusal
and pleasure. Modern soul fans will instantly recognise the
replayed Barry White notes taken from his energetic dancer,
‘Your Sweetness Is My Weakness’, (20th Century
Records). The mood on the ‘Vocal’ mix is that
of a quality mid pace dancer encrusted with sparkling jazzy
keys, busy picked guitars and crammed with sweet strings and
buzzy little horn blasts. The ‘Got 2 Re-Love Dub’
has a little more edge thanks to the metallic and timbale
beats, which act as a springboard for bouncing elasticised
keyboards. The strings are highlighted here, really coming
to the fore and leading us straight down to the fantastic
keys solo.
Danny
Krivit review
Discoid Magazine July
QUENTIN
HARRIS Feat. CORDELL McCLARY “Traveling” Spacekat
A top notch stand out production from Quentin Harris. Long
& full of great hooks & solos with a subtle percussive
quality throughout all help to make this a Dancers favourite.
Male vocals of this class are unusually rare & difficult
to find. Out now!
DJ
Magazine issue #67, 11th June Sureplayer review
Quentin
Harris Presents Cordell McClary "Traveling"
Like
a well-oiled machine the sound here is wonderfully smooth
and reliable with the shuffling but reassuringly gentle percussion
providing the mid-pace motion for Cordell McClary to drop
his innocent vocal. McClary keeps the propulsion moving forward
with the soulful fuel that burns like a glowing winter's fire,
as do the "No, no, no" male backing vocalists who share McClary's
desperation at the state of play in their lives. His voice
wants to make me weep like a baby as he relays feeling of
his desire to travel to a better place. He's running scared
of the world's troubles and he seeks refuge in a more idyllic
world where shelter hopefully awaits. Something we all wish
we could do from time to time, I'm sure. Feeble but vital
synths squiggle over the percussion that is straight outta
the Body & soul skool of how to groove. Stunning stuff and
essential food for your soulful appetite that will find your
soul calories going through the roof, after eatin' this shit
up. Don't worry though, you will burn them off very quickly
as you hit the floor to work out to this soulful monster.
Yogi
Haugton *****
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