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█ - d e e p h o u s e -
29.11.2006
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artist : Jeff Samuel
title . Step
type : Album
year . 2006
genre : Electronic
subgenre . Tech House / Minimal
label : Trapez
cat . TRAPEZCD7
URL : www.traumschallplatten.de
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grabber : EAC
encoder . Lame 3.90.3
quality : VBRkbps / 44,1Khz / Joint-Stereo
source . CDDA
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01.Those Were The Days 05:58
02.Right Then And There 07:45
03.Month 2 Month 09:35
04.Power Ballad 05:39
05.You Will Never Know 06:52
06.The Cave 08:52
07.Night Ride 05:19
08.Just Try 04:57
09.Off The Mark 08:09
10.I Think They Are Trying To Say Something 09:33
72:39 min 100,7 MB
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The deep house crew brings you once again a high quality release of
soulful dance music.. music with emotion that deserves the promotion..
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Jeff Samuel's debut artist album 'Step' comes after what seems like a
very long seven years releasing 12"s on labels like Poker Flat and
Spectral Sound. Traum offshoot Trapez, who put out his 'Bork' and
'Endpoint' tracks, are again the Man from the Midwest's current
troupe as Samuel announces his arrival in the deep and often
treacherous waters of long-player territory.
The gap between an artist album and a stitched-together collection of
singles is widening. The struggle to shift from 12" triumphs to a
coherent LP has plagued many an artist, and with electronic music
moving forward, conjuring up an album effort with the content that
the format demands remains an important challenge. So how does 'Step'
fare?
Percolating bleeps and some tidy jackinÆ beats on 'The Punchline in
C++/Those were the Days' are as good a way as any to start:
journeyman tech house with very nice touches that sets the mood for
what's to come.
'Month 2 Month' pays homage to Detroit, but also tells the story of
the struggle of producing techno in the USA, where all that glitters
is not gold. This is a fairly profound piece of work with Samuel, in
contrast to his usual sprightly pace, moving into broken beats to
slow things down. 'Power Ballad' is another epic beauty, moving away
from 4/4 but propelling us onwards, while 'You Will Never Know' has a
more timeless feel, reaching back to Samuel's melodic techouse vogue
- not too unlike his 'Bork' track.
There's depth and meaning in many places on 'Step': 'The Cave' and
'Just Try' are pure electronic tones untainted by modern
complication. Yes, the lack of grit and edge might bring complaints
that this is armchair techno for late night loafers, but Samuel
appears set on his own course away from murky, club-infested waters.
In recent times tracks like 'Gonadotrpin' and 'Middlepoint' proved
Samuel knows a dark groove or two, but æStepÆ is an album where he
breathes life into his songwriting and shows a softer side.
'Off the Mark' is a step forward, with a trademark Samuel bassline
that finishes with the sublime refrain of 'I think they are trying to
say something'. Samuel has mentioned he tried to take his melodies as
far as he could on this album and this last track is proof of
success: the melody evolves over nine minutes, never repeating
itself.
An album in every sense of the word, the tracks are unmixed but
sequenced in a manner to suit the listener; there's no
over-indulgence in dull minimal soundscape or excessively drum-led
tracks - warm melodies and intriguing rhythms abound. I got
flashbacks to early deep stuff from Dave Angel when I heard 'Step':
Samuel has tightened up his production with strings, songlike hooks
and some bumpy bass action to provide a quality end result.
remember to support artists.
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shoutouts to the groups that love the music they promote..
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MARRIAGE OVER FOR PAMMY
By Hollywood standards, it's not that short.
But just four months after tying the knot, Pamela Anderson and
Kid Rock are done with the marriage thing.
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If you're down with the deep house music, music with feeling..
music that makes you groove no matter where you are.. and you
think you can add to this feeling ... then visit us on efnet or
drop us a line to d_h@inbox.lv :)~
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