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- deephouse -
08.01.2002
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artist : gavin froome
title : mobile villager
year : 2002
genre : house
label : Nordic Trax
cat : NT010CD
URL : www.nordictrax.com
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grabber : cdex
encoder : lame 3.88
quality : 192kbps / 44.1Khz / full stereo
source : cdda
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01.five & a half 06:26
02.8th hour 06:37
03.malibu 06:03
04.fly me to brasil (album edit) 05:05
05.closer to leaving 04:52
06.knee deep 07:04
07.ice breaker 05:13
08.it is time 05:41
09.mobile villager 05:53
10.blue collar 06:30
11.architect 06:23
12.disco speciality 07:10
72:57 min 72:57 min 100,3 MB
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After a busy Spring in the lab, Mr. Froome delivers his debut LP
for Nordic Trax "Mobile Villager". Of the twelve tracks, five
were previously released on the 12" singles NT003 & NT005. The
remaining seven cuts display a diverse range of styles, including
late night/early morning deep sessions alongside storming
disco-influenced tech house.
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The album begins with the uplifting chords of Five & A Half, a
sweet piece of morning house music from our third release Data
Tracks To Distant Cities (NT003). 8th Hour is a mellow groover
with driving beats and a hauntingly trippy vocal sample, selected
from the B-side of NT005. Next up is Malibu, an original cut and
first of the disco-influenced pieces on the album. Hold tight for
an intense build-up and satisfying release, this one's a shaker
and leads well into Gavin's biggest track to date, Fly Me To
Brasil. Mixmag called Fly Me "Low-slung tech-house with a
hypnotically deep bassline and an imaginative club track"
(Jan/99), while DJ Magazine confirmed it as "a really raw piece
of club music and rather reminiscent of Todd Terry's more
inventive moments in dub-house territory" (Dec 98).
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After the banging business of Fly Me, the downtempo excursion on
Closer To Leaving is a chance to catch your breath. The soft
guitar and head-nodding beats paint the picture of a lazy
summer's day when thoughts drift elsewhere. Gavin's next track is
Knee Deep, a hooky bit of 4/4 house from NT003 that caught the
eye of LA producer/dj David Alvarado and subsequently appeared on
his mixed CD "West Coast Vibes Volume 3". Ice Breaker and It Is
Time follow; two inventive new tracks displaying a heightened
dancefloor sensibility. Ice Breaker's plodding beat works the
track into an infectious groove, while It Is Time resembles a
more 'classic' sounding adventure in deep house, with a
melancholic hook and generally homesick vibe.
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The title track Mobile Villager is taken from NT003 and is one of
the more unique sounding audio excursions Gavin has produced. A
building deep techno groove with swirling stabs and a moody vocal
sample, Mobile Villager is a slammin' cut ahead of its time. Blue
Collar brings us back to more familiar territory, but is
stylistically a bit 'Jekyl-and-Hyde' with a catchy, unsuspecting
piano build interrupted by a thumping descender of a bassline. A
cool piece of club music. The second to last track is Archictect,
definitely one for the drive home. Sweet chords and an unassuming
bass line make this a sentimental favourite and mellow things out
nicely before the final cut, Disco Speciality. The closing track
is a peak-time play; a hooky disco-tech shuffle guaranteed to
rock the dancefloor and press repeat on that CD player.
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shoutouts to the all groups that love the music they promote.
sb, kW, iMPG, sour, igr, mgc, qdp, just, i, dps
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Music that drives emotion. Music that deserves the promotion.
keep the feeling. dh 2001