Posts Tagged ‘ beatdown ’
Lady Blacktronika‘s vigorous variety of raw cut-and-paste deep house music seems to have really hit its stride with this release on her own Sound Black imprint. Braiding strands of gospel house, Detroit beat-down, and trippy deep grooves together for a sound signature all her own, her three solo tracks here each center around vocal textures. [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Second release from Richard Zepezauer’s promising Nsyde imprint comes from Detroit-based beatdown artist Kevin Reynolds. While he only releases sporadically, Reynolds’ music always demands full attention. In the case of Liaisons, the title track trundles along with a lopsided tumbling bass motif until the beatific roller-rink chime melody lightens the mood. On the reprise of [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
I think those already familiar with MCDE‘s oeuvre will be neither shocked nor disappointed by his latest turn. In support of his mix for the kingmaking DJ-Kicks series, he’s seized the opportunity and crafted a crowd pleasing, slinky, and characteristically hooky beatdown house tune. With Dwayne King on the vocals, what the versions lack in his [&hellip[ READ MORE ]