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artist ■■ landslide and don freeman
release ■■ conundrum
year ■■ 2006
genre ■■ brokenbeat
label ■■ sick trumpet
catalogue ■■ st002
date ■■ 15-mar-2006
quality ■■ --alt-preset standard
source ■■ vinyl
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a1 conundrum (original mix) 4:39
a2 conundrum (grimey mix) 4:34
b1 conundrum (phil asher's restless soul mix) 6:53
b2 conundrum (phil asher's restless soul bonus beats) 5:06
playtime ■■ 00h 21m 12s
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.as the dust settles on sick trumpet's first release, we now have
the pleasure of working with two of the most talented cats on the
block, landslide and don freeman. oh, and some fella called phil
asher has delivered the remix.
as soon as you hear the opening synth riff of conundrum you will
be deep into this. landslide's trademark two-step beats provide
the canvas, while don's evocative portrayal of the femme fatale
toying with his mind provide the paint for this work of sonic art.
landslide is famous for his work on the consistently inspiring
hospital records. their first signing, and a part of drum n bass'
best live act london elektricity, he is renowned for that rare
commodity in dance music, original thinking. a perfectionist
through and through, tim is one of the most exciting producers in
london, and is able to flirt with the broken, garage and drum n
bass scenes without ever committing himself to one sound.
if you gave don freeman an autograph book in the early '70s and
got him to collect signatures from all his collaborators, you
would have a few choice ones in there. amongst the names you would
find after years in the business would be michael jackson, chaka
khan, george duke, bill withers, sergio mendes, and even robert
palmer. born and bred in philadelphia where his session work with
the architects of sweet soul and disco, gamble and huff, led to
him releasing his own work on their legendary label philadelphia
international, don is currently enjoying a richly deserved
renaissance.
on the flip side is the restless soul mix from phil asher and
friends. the tempo is that little bit slower, the vibe smoother,
but the passion still there in this sublime slice of broken house.
phil asher is one of the lynchpins in the frighteningly talented
west london scene, and is deeply respected by house heads and jazz
bods alike. on keys is non other than pete kuzma, a big player in
jazzy jeff's a touch of jazz production team. he's worked with all
the neo-soul heavyweights, including being jill scott's musical
director. i guess its no surprise they've delivered such a sweet
re-work.
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