Regal - The Mack (UNIQ144-1)
Artist : Regal
Album : The Mack (UNIQ144-1)
Year : 2008
Genre : Lo-Fi
Source : Vinyl
Label : Unique Records
CatNr : UNIQ144-1
URL : www.unique-rec.com
Date : 27-12-2008
Quality : VBR
Size : 25,2 MB
Time : 18:01 min
01 the mack (flevans remix) 05:31
02 the mack (lack of afro remix) 03:38
03 keep on (edsevens dust lazy remix) 04:52
04 the mack (original club edit) 04:00
Taken from his critically lauded album "Loop Dreams" (Unique Records /
Basement Digs, 2007), Regal drops another satisfying batch of tunes,
with this, his latest 12" single - "The Mack".
Featuring versatile remixes of the title-track by Flevans (Tru-Thoughts
/ Jack To Phono) & Lack Of Afro (Freestyle) and a brooding remix of
"Keep On" by Sydneys edseven (Straight Up Recs), this single is a great
showcase for the range of rythyms and styles that encompass Regals sound
right about now.
Flevans kicks off the remixes with a dynamite 3-stage re-work, which
builds a lovely tension early-on, before releasing a kick-ass groove and
then crazy wild drums and percussion for the finale... An amazing track
in itself and more-so considering the The Macks original layout. A
stunning Job!
Lack of Afro goes for the Clavichord jugular & strips down The Mack to a
back-alley stand-off, with a crunchy drum-break & minimal arrangements.
No glamour here, just raw street-cred.
Edseven represents the local presence on this 12", taking the already
dreamy n groovy "Keep On" (also from "Loop Dreams") and going deeper
with added layers of low-slung bass and fat drums. Snippets of musical
landscapes poke through, ala DJ Krush, which results in a heavy addition
to the downtempo cannon. Smokin Beats for 3am B-Boys.
Included here too, is the radio edit of Regals original version of "The
Mack". Still kickin-ass, this is a killer Blaxploitation groove - tho
more a theme for a movie-to-be, rather than a cheesy homage. Funky as
Hell, "The Mack" oozes class & delivers the goods.