AS Prince nearly wrote, it’s been seven hours and
fifteen days since I started this bloody intro. And all because I fancied some
Oscar Wilde-style witticism, Ricky Gervais gag or George Bernard Shaw-type play
on words around the name Boe. Bo Diddley. Bodacious. Even Bo Derek. But, alas,
I’ve given up and all that leaves me is to get to the point and declare how
bleedin’ terrific is the new twelve from the super little London-based label of that name.
We’ve always had a real soft spot for Boe here at
bringdownthewalls and now nearly 30 releases in – even more if you
include special series and sister label For Those That Knoe – that
love shows no sign of abating. And having already extolled the virtues of head
honcho Ben Parkinson’s production skills in an earlier review, it’s his A&R
nous that I am
now here to doff my cap at. Because returning to
the Boe fold is French producer Professor Inc. with an EP even more thunderously
ace than his stylish Illumination Of The Path label debut of three years ago.
Low-slung pumping house is the order of the day
on this four-track beauty. Opening shot Crazy sets the tone with its
irresistible 4/4 thrust, pulsating rhythm and husky vocal snatch. Underground
is another hypnotic belter too, rolling beats and fabulous floaty synths proving
an intoxicating brew.
As excellent as these two club-bound cuts are, and
trust me they
are, being the perverse little bugger that I am, it is once
again the B-side that really grabs me round the throat and demands ‘buy me’.
Life After Asylum does have plenty of meat on it
too. But here the emotive, even melancholic,
strings drift beautifully across the sparse landscape rendering the track one
for both the head and the feet. Standout cut in my book, however, is EP closer
Put Up The Vibe. Warmer and more comforting than an open-fire toasted crumpet, this
vinyl-only treat grooves along joyously with lovely vocal, synth and FX stabs
for company.
One of the finest selections from the Boe peeps.
One of the finest selections from the Boe peeps.
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