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Recloose - Spelunking EP - 20-Oct-07 02:10 PM
This is one of the greatest future jazz records I have heard come out of detroit.

Landscaping is a dance floor classic, with soaring synth tones, well sampled saxaphone melody, and a stunning bass strum that will get everyone moving. It starts off swing time with a Heavy jungle break and squelchy bassline at the end.
Get there tonight is a heavy dropping bass shaker of a track, with a futuristic synth delay and off kilter bass melody, again good on the dancefloor.
Soul Clap 2000 is a more progressive tune, whereas " Insomnia in Dub is a slowtime, moody track with dubby sounds and beautiful synthesis yet again.

All these tracks are pretty different from each other, and each one is a must have on its own. What makes it so great is the futuristic sound of detroit combined with funk jazz and soul styles and samples. This nod back to the roots is similar to the sounds of Theo Parrish and Moodymann, but Recloose stands proud here with killer synthesis to boot.

This release ushers me to think that along with Theo and Moodymann, detroit and techno itself still retain any true sense of soul.

Recloose - Spelunking EP - 05-Jul-06 03:02 AM
This is best Recloose release ive heard to date, and well worth any money you might need to pay for it. "Get There Tonight" is a percussive tune which starts off with a jazz loop, progressing to a space age high melody, then an off kilter bassline which mesmorises me. The other songs on this album are all of various experimental quality, covering a range of forms from jazz to more Squarepusher style beats, but "Get there tonight" is for me a space age Detroit classic and retains all of the stylistic properties of Detroit techno combined with lush breakbeats. A must.

Recloose - So This Is The Dining Room - 04-Jul-06 08:01 AM
Apparrently the artist slipped a tape of this album into a sandwich ordered by Carl Craig, hence the picture on the sleeve. His debut release is perhaps a bit drawn out compared to spelunking, his second release on planet e.

Moodymann - Shades Of Jae - 24-Sep-05 05:09 AM
The king of detroit house, Moodymanns legacy amongst the masses is certainly owed to this release, which although as drawn out in style as his other releases, owes its success to well sampled jazz and punchy cheeky construction, leaving you pre-emptive of the tune ahead.

Laurent Garnier - The Man With The Red Face - 23-Sep-05 11:24 PM
This is a seminal release in terms of classic feel good house/techno and can always be played at a party. It is clear that Garnier is well influenced by detroit techno styles but it is his use of the live saxaphone that makes this tune his own, not only fusing but forgeing a style which will never be forgotten. Never the mainstream but always a classic Garniers album release Unreasonable Behaviour is the perfect vessel from which to deliver this amazing tune.

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