A prog-house album that gets progressively aciddy throughout. After two fair-to-middling releases from Hernan Cattaneo, that able-bodied DJ with a string of celebrity remixes to his credit, Dave Seaman, muscles back in on the Renaissance ‘Masters’ series building on the cheekily impressive 120,000 global sales he amassed with his last two ‘Master’s releases. And again, it’s the diversity of sound that is the secret of Dave’s success here; Dave’s ability to part the usual swampy waters of ambient and progressive house with some fairly solid beats and some uplifting percussive numbers. Most folks may know him for his higher profile re-wirings of U2, Bowie and New Order but it’s this kind of wham-bam, syncopated jam that provides his staple-diet. Head’s up for Sasha’s hypnotic, fractal remix of Charlie May’s ‘Seal Clubbing’, the fat, fluid rumbles of ‘Buick Project’ from Lumiere, the Brazilian rumba of the Thievery Corporation feat. David Byrne, the star-spangled bleepery of ‘Spirit of The Turning Table’s Part 1’ from the desks of Paradise Soul, the bloated, sub-machinery of the industrial ‘Don’t Walk Away’ by Killahurtz plus the buzzing, techno madness of 16 Bit Lolita’s ‘Sedna’. And what’s more, there’s barely a ball dropped during the whole game.
Alongside two exclusive new remixes of tracks by Dave Seaman’s ‘Group Therapy’ production unit there are key tracks from the likes of Phonique featuringt Erland Øye as well as some shockingly fine album packaging designed by Insect (Nike/Banksy) for your troubles.
An eye for the right sound, an ear for detail. Well worth a gander of anyone’s money.