Sounds of the Summer part 2
OK, so the title is a little bit misleading; the clouds have returned, the weather is overcast - fitting in with the general mood - but still, it's impossible to ignore the sunny disposition on the latest collaborative release by Cio D'or and Donato Dozzy. Issued on Peter Van Hoesen's excellent Time To Express label, it eschews the brooding, dark bassy techno the imprint is synonymous with. While the reverberating minimalism of 'Limone' does little for me - undoubtedly, it'll work for many - the killer track is 'Menta'. Textured chords give off a feeling of shimmering, futuristic techno positivity, but 'Menta' is also underpinned by an organic, trancey (with a small 't') warmth that make it palatable for less purist ears. It's the kind of track that one could easily imagine making an impression in Ibiza this year - it's that infectious, and the fact that the listener only notices (or indeed cares) that the beats kick in fully half-way through are proof of its hypnotic qualities. Tip!
completely! definitely one for summer...
don't forget the van hoesen remix, which takes it into darker territory.
shame the function remix of this didn't appear. would have loved to hear what he would have done with 'menta'.
Posted by: chrisdisco | June 05, 2009 at 12:09 PM