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"The second
in the series from DJ Nick Name,this supplies it's title's target
well, this time with help from the US via Organic Grooves,DJ
Angola,and Bolliger and Gloor.Four classy organic midtempo Afro/Latino
cuts, good for any dancefloor." "Amidst
everything from the dubby strangeness of Organic Grooves,to the
Afro-funk of DJ Angola,the stand out here is a Funky Lowlife's
remix of 'Bolliger and Gloor',a mid-paced percussive groove with
rhythmic guitars and spacey effects." "Outpatient
Nick Name picks four more overlooked grooves for his very collectible
alternative beats series,which thrives on off-the-hook jazz and
African and Latin-inspired sounds.Covering old Holistic staple
Fretless AZM's fierce 'Facial Expressions' to New Yorkers Organic
Grooves , as well as a Funky Lowlives remix of 'Bolliger and
Gloor',this will find favour among Truby and Dorfmeister nuts." Codek's Cosmic
Rocker and Yam open up with a quirky and characteristically hard
to define piece. Russ Gabriel's Fusion project is next, with
a loping electronic dub-jazz affair. Optimo lay down a weighty,
funked up percussive cut, while Aphratec's 'All Things' closes
the show with some mellow, flute-fuelled jazz house. Cosmic Rocker
tears the roof off the rec-center with a remix of Yam's Concolo.
Warped weeble scatting punctuates a Latin groove set to pop bodies
in motion. Aphratec carry an iron in each palm to keep things
supernaturally smooth. The horizontal, wax plane can barely contain
their epic collage of hyperventilated flutes, hand drum claps,
and siren calls. Optimo and Fusion give their all to the cause
with cozy mid tempo skanks. Embrace this heart-warming vinyl
philanthropy. "care in
the community branch out from their audio-visual work with a
fine EP.Featuring Cosmic Rocker Versus Yam, Aphratec and Russ
Gabriel,the standout track is Optimo's 'Cake and Milk'. A spaced-out,
bassline-driven percussive groove with shades of Detroit and
Jazzanova in there for good measure". "care in
the community audiovisual have been operating for about five
years,providing audiovisual support to many of the capital's
established promoters, organising one-off events and exhibiting
in galleries and public spaces.What we have here is a 12"
sampler for a compilation compiled by head honcho Nick Name with
exclusive tracks provided by Cosmic Rocker vs Yam, Optimo, Aphratec
and Russ Gabriel. Every track is completely for for the discerning
dancefloor but still has much crossover appeal". "An octet
of dancefloor gems selected by the Care in the Community crew
with an afro,jazz,latin and soulful swing,it represents the sound
of today's cooler club sessions.Standout tracks include the scat
inflected beats of New York's 'Cosmic Rocker',the flute laiden
percussive jazz house of Aphratec,an exclusive Russ Gabriel
cut under his Fusion guise,our very own Pete Herbert with his
Optimo hat on and the brilliant afro beats of the Big Apple's
DJ Angola featuring the vocals of Amayo from Antibalas.A real
transatlantic experience,this is an excellent CD also available
on two limited 12's. Search this one out! Care in the
Community A / V, the fortnightly ,more-modern-than-thou Hoxton
Happening, celebrate their first birthday with the launch of
their own label.The Discerning Dancefloor EP Vol. 1 includes
new cuts from Aphratec, Optimo and Comic Rocker vs Yam Yam, and,
being the cultural barometer that we are, we think it's rather
tasty. Hunt it down at your local vinyl emporium and be sure
to catch imminent appearances at Perverted Science, Fabric,Sunday
Best,Barrio and the birthday do at Herbal on June 11.
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Care In The Community 01. OPTIMO -
CAKE AND MILK COSMIC ROCKER
is Sasha
Crnobrnja founder of Codek records New York and its live/dj club
presence of the past six years, Organic Grooves. Sasha occupies
a significant place in contemporary hybrid electronic music including
remixes for the likes of Tosca [G-Stone].
Also reviewed
in Japanese culture and music magazine LONDON ZOK (Japanese text
only) Charted by ROB
DA BANK September 2002 The Blue Room - Radio 1 www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 Charted by THE FUNKY LOWLIVES September 2002 www.stereodeluxe.com Charted by QUANTIC August 2002 www.compost-records.com Charted by GROOVETECH
September/October 2002 www.groovetech.com Charted by Charted
by ROB DA BANK www.discoid.it/eng/intro28.asp |
