Review: Ladzinski – ‘The Deep End EP’ (boe recordings)

boe are really delivering here with four varied but very modern house tracks. Newcomer Ladzinski (this is his first EP) displays pretty much some of everything, bringing elements of Chicago, New York, Detroit and Berlin – a busy guy then. And somewhat elusive too, it seems. Its impossible to find out anything about him.

The four track EP kicks off on the A side with the aptly named Spider on the Keyboard – its nice and warm, featuring a trippy synthy-melody prancing over punchy 808 drums and a whole lot of groove. Breaking down into near silence, and kicking back in with a thick set of phased rhodes stabs, this is one for dance floor in housier sets.

The B-side starts with Outside Chance, largely low pass filtered delayed stabs riding swinging snares and hats, harking back to somewhere between New York and Chicago mid-90s. There’s a chopped female vocal that more than draws you in, and it builds like a belter. The track finishes with a neat change in melody where a warped chord rides the rhythm down through the last few moments. In contrast, EP title track The Deep End is a dubby and detroit influenced piece. With more signature vocals and sliding synths, its warm up / wind down fodder.

However its A2 track Past Twelve that is our toast of the day. Melodic chords, a moving sub bass, light pads and high strings round out a gorgeous harmony – its builds nicely and intensely, bringing in a subtle vocal mid way through, adding a whole new focus. Bouncy 808 toms stomp around classic Chicago skippy drums throughout, and just when you think it might all be over, there is a stunner of a breakdown. There’s a lot of unmemorable deep house around at the moment, but this EP has that timeless quality that so many are striving for. Happy listening

Listen at: www.myspace.com/boerecordings
www.myspace.com/ladzinskikid

Cat number: BOE006
Release Date: 19^th Oct ‘09
Formats: Vinyl 12” + digital

Tracklisting:
A1) Spider On The Keyboard
A2) Past Twelve
B1) Outside Chance
B2) The Deep End

Below @ Back to Basics, August 29, 2009

more about “Below @ Back to Basics, August 29, 2009“, posted with vodpod

Phile mostly spent our bank holiday weekend absolutely having it – here’s a rip roaring round-up of Back to Basics on August 29.

Daytime parties were the order of the day – starting at Back to Basics, the UK’s longest running weekly clubnight. Usually a Saturday night staple in its hometown Leeds, this week the revelry kicked off in the afternoon, aided and abetted by those that know how best to bring the daytime vibe.

Adam Shelton and Subb-an, of the UK’s BEST daytime party, Below, headlined, joined by Basics own residents Tristan da Cunha, Buckley and James Barnsley.

Sunday saw the fun move down to Birmingham for Below with Laura Jones (Bump), James Cotterill, Dave Sandford (Dirty Disco), Adam Shelton and Tristan da Cunha, finishing off a weekend dominated purely by residents.

Thanks to UGroove.tv for this, a perfect illustration of why Below and Back to Basics rule the roost of UK clubland, how UK crowds have it like now other, and why you don’t need big names to totally bring it.

More videos are available on UGroove’s Vimeo channel, including footage from Cocoon In the Park, Sonar and Creamfields, amongst other stuff.