BnB Promo Pool #2
Written by Youri Jozee
EP Reviews - In this week's episode, we give our honest opinion on new EPs from Marc Romboy, Sei A, Neon Electronics and Cinnamon Chasers amongst others...
Marc Romboy vs. Rodriguez JR - Picnic Electronique (Systematic Recordings)
Systematic head honcho Romboy and Rodriguez deliver a warm (deep-)house track full of summer tinged synthesizers and a great commercial hook. Although the track itself isn't anything we haven't heard before, it still is a good play to chase away the winter blues. Deetron's remix on the flip side is the real gem on this EP though. Merging subtle techno beats to arped, epic synths in the second half, this remix has everything it takes to rock the dancefloor.
Rating: 8.0/10 | Release date: January 23rd. 2012
Innobushu - Distraction EP (Freeform Records)
If you would lock Prince and Daft Punk up in a studio with nothing but a set of vintage 70s and 80s synths, the result would sound pretty similar to what Innobushu usually crafts. The Distraction EP is a collection of 6 slow-moving cosmic funk tracks filled with very oldschool synthesizers, arps and 808 percussion bits. It's not the kind of stuff clubbers go ape for, but still very much checking out if you're into the more obscure facets of downtempo grooves. Ace production, ace sounds, really just a very good EP.
Rating: 7.8/10 | Release date: January 10th, 2012
Neon Electronics - Keylogger 01 EP (Dancedelic Digital)
On the Keylogger 01 EP Dirk Da Davo aka Neon Electronics (one half of the legendary The Neon Judgement) presents three tracks from his 'Keylogger' album. First off is Over And Over (ft. Radical G), a very dark electropop track with a sinister EBM vibe and made up almost entirely from static, analog sounding drums and fuzzy synths. Under The Worst Condition is a much more powerful track built around rock hooks and repetitive bass guitar sounds, after which Millimetric's remix of Over And Over adds some oldschool electro beats to the EP. Action Nano's rework of Under The Worst Condition is a furiously uptempo EBM/techno stomper and definitely the biggest track on this release, while Radical G's slamming rework of Over And Over is a close second. Last but not least is Plastic World People (ft. Bodyspasm), which is a mental EBM/electrohouse stomper with great vocals and a huuuuuge party vibe.
Rating: 8.2/10 | Release date: January 30th, 2012
Sei A - Flux (Turbo Recordings)
Sei's latest outing is a powerful piece of bass-driven techno, which makes it perfect for a release on Tiga's Turbo Recordings. The first (and biggest) track on the EP is Martyn's Electromagnetic remix of the title track, a bass-heavy, ultra-evil slab of speaker destroying club grooves rigged with brilliant fx. Break The Pattern is a slightly off-beat dub techno track reminiscent of Convextion (only louder) and Surgeon, and a sure shot for DJs aiming to stun their audience. For Flux, Sei A merges Commodore-esque bleeps to entracing techno synthesizers and fierce kicks, with the result being a somewhat odd but very convincing track, after which the digital exclusive Jus Appreciate closes things with a throbbing, percussion-fueled techno rocking rhythm. Hot!
Rating: 8.5/10 | Release date: January 17th, 2012
Cinnamon Chasers - Burn The Fire / Love Is Gone (Cinnamon Chasers)
Cinnamon Chasers is the nu-disco alter ego of Russ Davies, who cites KLF, Jean-Michael Jarre and Giorgio Moroder as his main influences. His two-track release Burn The Fire / Love Is Gone indeed takes us back to the heyday of 80s electronic disco with nods to Junior Boys and a touch of White Lies. Burn The Fire is a mid-tempo mash of indiepop and 80s Moroder-ish sounds, a very rich and powerful pop tune with both underground as mainstream appeal, while Love Is Gone is a more uptempo electropop belter that sounds like the male counterpart of Goldfrapp, yet warmer and way cooler.
Rating: 7.8/10 | Release date: out now
Larcier - Sometimes I See EP (Cracki Records)
Recently established Cracki Records from Paris drop their first release, a lovely EP on which the borders of deep house are defied and experimented upon. The original mix of Sometimes I See is a warm cut that's heavy on the bass, but surprisingly lush of the keys and complemented by somewhat trippy vibe. The vocal version adds an even warmer twist to the original, turning it into a very credible track for beach parties, while Renart adds a bit more bounce with a minimal tech-house remix that will definitely create a lot of happy faces on the floor.
Rating: 8.0/10 | Release date: out now
