Only this time he’s taken more of a back-seat role and left the music to a couple of old hands on this rather charming release.
First up is Allstarr
Motomusic aka George Btp, the driving force behind and the face of
DeepArtSounds. His love of Prescription Records is no secret and indeed both
Ron Trent and Anthony Nicholson have represented Btp’s Zurich-based label.
There is a hefty nod in that direction with the beguiling Night Romance, a cut that Btp wrote coincidentally whilst in Tokyo,
the home of TH Pressing. Sumptuous and comforting on the ears, the track chugs
along delightfully and is elevated to the level of must-have by the sensual
delivery of Debra Jones Davis [Altered Moods Recordings]. If there is a better
spoken-word vocalist doing the rounds right now then I’ve yet to hear them.
And on the
subject of classy songstresses, erstwhile DeepArtSounds collaborator Sarignia Bonfá pops up again here on Light Of The Soul. Not as breathless and
pulsating as the previous track, it is nonetheless a satisfyingly deep,
thoughtful and jazz-inspired offering that still stands head and shoulders
above most releases searching painfully, insincerely for a similar vibe. You
either have it or you ain’t.
Manuel
Costela takes care of the flip. Head of both Bucketround and 2phonic
Recordings, the Madrid-based artist has been plying his trade under different
guises for a decade plus but there is real momentum building right now with a
slew of productions appearing or in the pipeline on his own imprints or those
of others. Here he delivers a couple of gems.
The soulful
lilt of Sunshine Love is backed by a
truly chunky groove and as such it is easy to hear why Hosoya snapped this up.
But overlook Hurt at your peril. This
warm, Rhodes-driven, electro-inspired number is an absolute joy from start to
finish, seven minutes of sonic sunshine. Tip, as the hipsters say.
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