Artist ...... : Alex Picone
Title ....... : Furby Floppy EP
Genre ....... : House
Label ....... : Cadenza
Catnr ....... : CADENZA27
Source ...... : WEB
Quality ..... : 320kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Full Stereo
Duration .... : 00:15:11 (34.7MB)
Ripdate ..... : 00-00-2008
Store ....... : http://www.beatport.com
Tracklist ... :
1. Floppy (Original Mix) 7:03
2. Furby (Original Mix) 8:08
Release Notes :
Cadenza welcomes a new artist into the fold with the arrival of Alex Picone.
Based in Padova, Italy, Alex has previously recorded for Tenax from Italy and
Detroit's Mixworks; these two tracks confirm his status as a major new talent
with plenty of tricks up his sleeve.
You might remember Furby as a bestselling electronic toy from the late '90s, but
Alex's track of the same name is nowhere near as cute or cuddly. Sure, it's got
a warm, spongy sub-bass cushion resting below, and some carefree melodic
flourishes flying above. And sure, plenty of good-natured bleeps keep the
playful vibe flying high. But the cut is built around a skeleton of polished
steel and precision mechanics, and as
relaxed as the beat may be, you get
the sense that this sucker could tear your head off if you glanced at it the
wrong way. This is no-holds-barred dance music with a manic glint in its eye and
wildpitch strings threaded through its flesh: house music for house people who
won't let anything stand in their way of the hypnotic groove.
On the flipside, Floppy kicks back and
debones, inviting us to unwind in time
with glancing chords and carefree
keyboard riffs. On the surface it's a
simple track, but there's more than
immediately meets the ear, from
moody clarinets bubbling up from the
deep to all manner of carefully tuned
percussion. What at first feels upbeat
and laidback gradually reveals a more
nuanced level of emotionùnot
necessarily melancholic, but definitely
ambivalent: Don't be surprised to find
your mind wandering far afield while
your body is in motion. No ordinary
feelgood deep-house cut, then, but
Alex's guiding hand bestows it all with a generous sense of swing and gentle
abandon, ensuring that this is one cut that will take you as far as you want to
go.