ARTIST...: Ben Sun
TITLE....: Your Footprints EP
YEAR.....: 2013
LABEL....: Delusions Of Grandeur
CAT.NO...: DOGD30
GENRE....: House
TIME.....: 21:41 min
SIZE.....: 49,67 MB
QUALITY..: 320kbps/44,1kHz/Full Stereo
ENCODER..: FhG
SOURCE...: WEB
RLS.DATE.: 2013/03/22
WEBSITE..: http://www.bagpak.net
TRACKLIST
01) (07:23) Your Footprints
02) (06:54) Affirmation
03) (07:24) Your Footprints (Tevo Howard Remix)
Time to welcome back Ben Sun to DOG following his 2012 debut with us, the Love
Momentum EP which had the likes of Gerd, Soul Clap and Red Rackem salivating nicely.
The London based, Australian born producer is one of a handful of talented and
exciting young antipodeans creating a buzz right now alongside the likes of Tornado
Wallace, Frank Booker and Fantastic Man to name a few. With just a handful of
releases and remixes appearing on esteemed labels such as Royal Oak, Quintessentials
and his own Voyeurhythm labels it's clear that Ben's happy to put the groundwork in
and focus on quality over quantity.
Kicking off the EP we have the title track Your Footprints setting the scene with
Ben's trademark raw hihats, bass and 909 kick. We're talking unashamedly old school
Nu Groove-era house here but with a deep sense of knowledge and skill which pushes
things way beyond the pastiche. Chiming melodies join the gentle string line while
the soft vocal repeats hypnotically. Layers of percussion build to the breakdown
where things get a little more frenetic with the introduction of timbales and extra
vocals, but all the while a laid back, subdued feeling remains making this such an
easy track to fall in love with as you would some long-lost classic inadvertantly
rediscovered.
Next up Ben drops the BPM's a little for a lovely, loose, lo-slung number known as
Affirmation. A snaking analogue bass line provides the hook and sets the scene whilst
a layer of moody chords build around it underpinned by Ben's carefully crafted MPC
beats and vocal FX. This one is very simple but will kill it on a big system.
Finally we have the Chicago don Tevo Howard getting busy on his remix of Your
Footprints. Never one to spit n polish things to the point of sterilization, Tevo
keeps things dirty and raw in the extreme which only adds to the sleazy, almost
disturbing vibe of the original. Working up a brilliantly catchy new synth bass line
and simple drum groove we venture deep into the world of Mr Howard as he does his
inimitable thing so perfectly.
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