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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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james
donald at www.jjazproject.com
Duron
Tarik Feat Children Speaking – “Not Over”
(Spacekat Records)
How Long I ask, how long have I been waiting
for this absolute gem of a track to reach these shores? Too
long is the answer, ever since the CDR's promo's of this track
have been floating around causing a stir in soulful House
and Garage scene people have been trying to grab a copy. There's
good reason too, in an age where middle-of-the-road seems
to dominate the scene the few original, Soulful Garage tracks
that emerge these days need to be highlighted, so consider
this my advice to you. Duron Tarik delivers what could be
one of the sweetest pieces of work on the Soulful scene this
year, a solid production, nice percussion, a delicate instrumentation
and a ever so rich vocal supplied by 'Children Speak - a Five
piece Gospel choir. This is authentic House at it's best,
the bass is thick and rolling, the keys are lively and gently
seem to sprinkle themselves over the body of the track giving
it a more emotional depth. There's a good churchy feel to
this and the mood is definitely uplifting and positive. People
who know Spacekat records will know that the labels name increasingly
stands for a consistent soulful quality that has failed to
let me down over the short course of it's history 'Not Over'
in my opinion is one of their best releases to date. Essential,
if you like your House. (JD)
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