BnB Review: Joachim Spieth pres. Selected 7

Written by Youri Jozee

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Affin label head Joachim Spieth returns with the 7th instalment in the Selected series, presenting the hottest cuts from the imprint’s most recent output. Full analysis below…

Since its conception back in 2007, Affin has spawned a myriad of cool cuts that have ended up in the bags of Laurent Garnier, Shlomi Aber and Seth Troxler amongst many others, to give you an idea of the label’s sound. Selected 7 serves up two discs that showcase where the label is headed to today. And we like where things are going…

On the first disc, we get to hear a selection of 7 tracks from Dirty Culture, Deepchild, Reggy van Oers and Little Fritter amongst many others. While just 7 cuts may not sound like an overload of music, all that’s presented is of top notch quality. Opening track It’s A Freak In Me (Someone Elese Remix) by Dirty Culture is a stripped piece of basement groove with a hot bassline mixed it, after which we come across more full-on house mentalism such as the drum-fueled Truth Told by Little Fritter, and Deepchild’s genius synth-riddled Skunk Disco, the hottest track on this side of the compilation.

The second disc is a deeper affair, with each track being a mix of house and smooth progressive elements. And again, we like what we hear. James Hunter’s Heybo opens things with a very warm piece of playful house, while Roberto’s Epithemiou adds a punchier flavor in the form of a fast-paced slab of pure house filth. The hottest track on this disc? YokoO’s No Recollection. Stunning.

Our verdict:
Selected 7 has become another great showcase of the Affin label. Not every track on here is brilliant, but the vast majority is well worth a spin.

Rating: 7.5/10
Label: Affin
Release date: Out now

Selected 7 tracklisting:
CD 1
01. Dirty Culture - It's a Freak in Me (Someone Else Remix)
02. Helt - Set Beat (Mark Broom rmx)
03. Little Fritter - Truth Told
04. Dirty Culture - No More Raw
05. Marc Miroir & Joachim Spieth - Last Exit
06. Deepchild - Skunk Disco
07. Reggy van Oers - Indovine (Dirk Schoenhoefer rmx)

CD 2
01. James Hunter - Heybo
02. The Dolphins - Lyra
03. Jamal Moulay - Stay Frosty
04. Roberto - Epithemiou
05. Yokoo - No Recollection
06. Jamal Moulay - Colors
07. Jurek Przezdziecki - The Polish Quote