Release : Cookin' On 3 Burners - Cressy St Breakdown
Artist : Cookin' On 3 Burners
Album : Cressy St Breakdown
Genre : Funk
Source : Vinyl
Label : Knowfoowl US
URL : http://www.cookinon3burners.com
Date : 2005-12-05
Quality : VBRkbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 3
Time : 14:09 min
Size : 21 MB
A1 Cressy St Breakdown 4:15
A2 Cressy St Breakdown (No Comply Remix) 4:59
B1 Cressy St Breakdown (Rephrase Remix) 4:55
Sydney-based DJ / music journalist HuwstonÆs new label Knowfoowl is intended to
act as a hub for soulful sounds as equally geared towards after hours listening
as rocking a dancefloor, and this debut 12" release for the label comes from
Melbourne-based live deep funk trio CookinÆ On 3 Burners. Consisting of
guitarist Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Lanu, No Comply), drummer Ivan Katchoyan
(Choi) and keyboardist Jake Mason, CookinÆ On 3 BurnersÆ debut 7" release
æGravel Rash / Pie WarmerÆ introduced the trioÆs organ-heavy deep funk approach
to a considerably warm reception last year, with the likes of Quantic and Mr.
Scruff providing praise and DJ support for the release in the UK.
This second release from the Melbourne trio through Knowfoowl æCressy St
BreakdownÆ takes its name from the suburban location of Jake MasonÆs recording
facility, and shows them following a Hammond-infused old school funk path that
deftly fuses tight-as-hell JBs-esque live breakbeats with shimmering organ
swells and fluid funk guitar riffs, resulting in a groove collision that sits
somewhere between classic Motown funk and more contemporary sounds from the
likes of Swedish label Raw Fusion.
Particularly notable also is the quality of the production, with acute attention
to detail being nicely balanced out with a mix that manages to capture some of
the trioÆs live energy in action; thereÆs also a fantastic breakdown section
that descends through swelling Hammond licks and handclaps into some of the most
kicking live drum solo sections IÆve heard on a funk track this year.
The remix component is certainly well catered for here as well, with Equatorial
label heads No Comply injecting a rolling kick into the beats that pushes the
track in a lazy hiphop direction, especially when fattened-up bass synth grooves
and sampled horn stabs lock in behind the beats and Hammond licks, while on the
flipside, Sydney producer Rephrase opts for a crisp breaks reworking that cuts
up the original trackÆs fluid funk guitar riffs and reassembles them over an
ominous backdrop of vast swelling sub-bass and electro-infused breakbeats that
sits somewhere between Atomic Hooligan and The Propellerheads. A extremely
strong debut release for Knowfoowl, complete with excellent remixes on board,
that certainly marks this new local imprint as one to keep an eye on in the near
future.
Check out http://www.cookinon3burners.com
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