Artist: Moon Unit
Title: Connections
Label: Super Soul
Genre: Electronic
Bitrate: 192kbit av.
Time: 00:23:20
Size: 34.07 mb
Rip Date: 2009-04-12
Str Date: 2009-00-00
1. Connections (Original) 5:10
2. Connections (Ewan Pearson's Slo NRG Mix) 9:06
3. Connections (Ewan Pearson's Slo NRG Dub) 9:04
Release Notes:
If one of the main criticisms leveled at Supersoul's recent
compilation was the fact that it was simply too much to take
in one sitting, Moon Unit's new single should be perfect: A
bit-sized five-minute pop confection. Problem is, it also
lives up to the label's reputation for throwing in a bit of
leftfield experimentation along with its hook-laden electro.
That means that the otherwise beautiful, floating synths that
guide the track along its path are pinched, tweaked and nudged
by curious hip-hop samples lurking furtively low in the mix.
I'm all for Xaver Naudascher and Paul Mogg's basic track here,
but what must've seemed like essential garnishing makes
"Connections" less immediately present than it couldùand
shouldùbe. It's a good track as it is, but it should be great.
Ewan Pearson seems to understand this, largely ignoring the
distractions and focusing with a laser-sharp intensity on
making the original sing out loud and clear. He puts his usual
bounce into it, upping the tempo from its previous snail's
pace to a healthy 112 BPM. What results is yet another piece
ripe for the picking once Piece Works II comes out,
foregrounding Rosalind's vocals early on and then dropping
them out for an extended instrumental workout that thickens
the groove considerably.