Release Info:
Artist : Tom Demac
Album : Dampening Deaf Ears EP
Genre : House
Label : Hypercolour
Catnum : HYPEDIGI19
Source : WEB
URL : http://www.beatport.com
Mode Info:
Tracks : 4
Time : 00:28:03
Size : 67.35 MB
Quality : 320kbps 44100Hz Full Stereo
Tracklist:
1. Jackapella Bowles (Original Mix) 7:05
2. Dirty Honey (Original Mix) 7:00
3. Trying Is Right By Me (Original Mix) 6:36
4. Trying Is Right By Me (Shenoda Remix) 7:22
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28:03 (min)
Hypercolour returns with an EP from close friend and now London based Tom
Demac. With his move to the capital, and amongst dreams of owning a fixy bike,
we have seen a change in his fashion attire, he now sports a crown fitting
wooly hat reminiscent of a northern 'where's wally'. Some things never change
though, and Tom's penchant for raw sounding, sub heavy house music stands
rock-solid. After release on imprints like Morris Audio and Liebe Detail, Demac
has earned himself a reputation as something of a crafty craftsmen û his house
sounds operate in a freaky little pocket all their own and seemed carved as if
with different tools. This EP is no exception. Kicking off with the rubberised
hop and skip of ôJackapella Bowles,ö taught analogue bass notes ping out a
pattern around which non-standard claps, hiccupping sounds and some subtly used
vocal samples all coalesce. ôDirty Honeyö is just as fresh sounding, with
double kicks and this time eerie bass notes jostling about like mischievous
loiterers until a recognisable ôhey, today, baby I got your moneyö vocal ups
the ante yet further. Playful, poppy but propulsive, these are exactly the sort
of super fresh house sounds youÆd expect from left of centre Hypercolour. On
the flip youÆll find the wavy, soupy tech grooves of ôTrying is right by meö
which wallows in a quiet backroom as the party around it (weird synths, weird
voices and filtered robots) grows louder and louder. As is often his want,
Sheonda strips the same track back to a solid, locked-in and heads down groove
of the sort heÆs nailed on recent release for Hypercolour and Fear of Flying.
The shady male vocal remains, closing out a delightfully off kilter house
package that isnÆt weird for weirdÆs sake, but certainly operates in a modern
sphere, a world away from the usual tired house tropes.