FOR
one very frightening, sweat-inducing split second my eyes failed me and I was
convinced that the new release on Minuendo was a deep house version of the camp
classic I Am What I Am. I should have
gone to Specsavers.
Panic over and normal
service resumed, it turns out I couldn’t have been further from the truth.
Because instead of an updated homage to dressing up in drag, the latest
offering from the wonderful Madrid-based imprint is in fact a rather-tasty label
debut for the much-experienced DJ and producer Marc Cotterell, owner of Plastik
People Recordings.
Featuring three juicy value-for-money takes
on the same cut, I’am featuring the powerful and potent vocal talents of Doreen Younglove, the Deepinside
EP is Minuendo at its very soulful best. The classic vocal mix is precisely
that, a soaring and uplifting cut with its heart and soul rooted in the finest
traditions of proper deep house.
We love the sartorially-splendid Chris
Gray round here [I picked up his equally-splendid release on yet another formidable
Spanish label, Pulp, only last week]. His own Deep4Life imprint has achieved an
almost mythical status and his work is constantly challenging and brilliant in
equal measure. His Deep4Life dub here is everything you would want from a remix
of his, turning the original upside down, putting his stamp all over it and
taking the track firmly underground into dark room, bass-thumping, late-night
territory. Hats off to Senor Gray.
Version three is the divine 5am Get Laid
mix. It’s a little more chilled than the original, a touch deeper and more
laidback. One for the heads no doubt and certainly excited these ears.
Nestled between this appetising selection
is another naughty little number, Into
The Light. Deep, vocal-driven house once again but with much more of a
heads-down vibe to it. Music for grown-ups.
Check out:
Check out:
Deepinside EP @ Juno
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