Tom Bakers March Chart and Reviews

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Chart:

1. Demarkus Lewis - The House Guest EP - Guest House Music

2. Grant Dell - Acid Bubble - Stupendous

3. Demar Vs Janet Jackson - Unkown Title - Roxy3

4. Switch - This is sick - Front Room

5. Tom Baker + Lawrence Mohammed - La Diablada - Wrong

6. Mastik Soul - Zencisk - Moxi

7. Martin Venetjoki Ft Derek Conver - Really Dont Stop - Dust Traxx

8. Nick Chacona - X, Y and sometimes Z - Grayhound

9. Colin Brown - Just a feeling - Chapter

10. Asad and Tangun - Fear and Loathing by the Bosphorus - Wrong

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Grant Dell – Acid Bubble

Artist: Grant Dell

Title: Acid Bubble

Label: Stupendous

Cat no: STLP014

House

12"

Grants returns to NYC's Stupendous recordings with this fine piece of

underground party funk. "Acid Bubble" is built up from an insatiable

rhythm pattern, multi layered FX and acid stabs. It's one of those

tunes that just rolls on and on effortlessly. "Inspire me" is a

deeper, techier work out, with shuffling percussion, pitched up vocal

FX and more cheeky acid tinges. 5/5

Jackie Johnson – Boobs and Biatch

Artist: Jackie Johnson

Title: Boobs and Biatch

Label: RZ

Cat no: RZ12

House

12"

David Duriez's RZ maintains the "Blast from the past" ethos with this

4 track Chicago influenced EP. "Disco Boobs" is pure Chicago to the

core, with a cymbal based drum pattern and repetitive FX. "Return of

the wild bitch" takes on a DJ Pierre vibe, where an Akai piano riff

sits under a one-note string and lively drums. "Old Skool Biatch" is a

classic jazzy, jacking party work out and "The big track" is a

stripped back chi-town drum work out. 4/5

Solid Groove – This is Sick

Artist: Solid Groove

Title: This is Sick

Label: Front Room

Cat no: FRM010

House

12"

Dave Taylor's "Switch" project continues with ultra loud, cut and

paste style, boundary-pushing house. "This is sick" is a one-sided

single-track release that certainly does what it says in the tin. The

bass line is like something from mars and a lovely female vocal sample

declaring the track title. The track then darts back and forth from

the main drum loop to a string-led breakdown and various other drum

loops patterns, ensuring the listener always gets what was least

expected! 5/5

Tony Thomas – Growth EP

Artist: Tony Thomas

Title: Growth EP

Label: Cubic

Cat no: Cubic002

House

12"

The second release on Tony Thomas' new label see the man bringing a

slightly more electronic angle on his tried and tested percussive

productions. "Growth" is an infectious acid house number for those

peak time moments. "Serious" sees Tony use bring his musical skills to

the fore, with twangy guitar, trumpets a Hammond organ and a big room

peak time feel. "Remember" is a contemplative, chilled, deep house

roller, for much later in the night. A very useful EP. 4/5

Leigh Morgan vs. Harold Heath – House the weather

Artist: Leigh Morgan vs. Harold Heath

Title: House the weather

Label: Boxa

Cat no: Boxa 003

12"

House

This collaboration results in two lively and intoxicating tracks.

"House the weather" is a funky, drum work out, with a rolling bass

line and some dizzy, uplifting vocal cuts and FX. The track for me

however is "Willy Wonka" with bundles of energy and more use of

intoxicating vocals and FX. Halfway through its breaks into just the

kick, and a sick reversed bass line which is going to shake people's

drinks off the table when played out on a system. 4/5

Rob-in – Hysteria EP

Artist: Rob-in

Title: Hysteria EP

Label: Brique Rouge Traxx

Cat no: BRT017

12"

House

Rob-in, usually associated with musically composed jazzy house

presents a huge, big room, tribal monster in "Hysteria". Loud FX and

solid, rolling beats are pretty much all to be found here, but if this

was designed just to rip up dance floors then this will effortlessly

succeed. "Spirit" is jacking, electronic and emotive, with

multi-layered 80's synths and soft, spoken word. "Peace" lies in

Rob-in's more usual territory of jazz tinged, deep house. All 3 tracks

are excellently produced. 4/5

Flash Atkins vs. Monsieur Manton - Photoshoot

Artist: Flash Atkins vs. Monsieur Manton

Title: Photoshoot

Label: 3am

Cat no:

12"

House

Flash Atkins aka Ben Davis lends a techy big room flavour to 3am's

house label in "Photoshoot". Pitched down vocals hover over a bright

acid line and bursting bass line. "Wishpole" fits with 3am's

traditional, ligher sound, where jazz licks and double bass stabs sit

amongst a laid back, shuffling drum pattern and light vocals give a

summery feel. 4/5

Trevor Rockcliffe Ft Blake Baxter – Relax EP

Artist: Trevor Rockcliffe Ft Blake Baxter

Title: Relax EP

Label: Mentor

Cat no: Mentor010

12"

Techno

Trevor Rockliffe and Blake Baxter re-kindle their relationship after a

long hiatus. And as you'd expect from two techno heavyweights as this

is a solid release of soul lifting techno. The main mix focuses on a

clean, punchy, drum arrangement, with Baxter's distinguished vocals

soothing your ears. The acapella unfortunately keeps the synth line,

which makes it almost unusable for any production heads wishing to

dabble with the vocals. The "Layback" mix is slightly deeper and

housier, the "Kickback" mix takes things firmly into techno territory,

with a marching drum arrangement. 4/5

Mastic Soul and Tony Thomas – Moxi 002

Mastic Soul and Tony Thomas

Title: Moxi 002

Label: Moxi

Cat no: Moxi 002

12"

House

Second in the series from the tribal head honchos, this two tracker

sees one track from each producer. Mastik does the business with

"Zencisk", a simple, yet extremely effective percussive work out that

is aimed squarely at the dance floor. It consists of little more than

then the drums, bass and a scattering of effects, but when the rhythms

as good as this you don't need much else. Tony Thomas' aptly titled

"Bend your senses" is a deeper, drugier affair, built of the usual

tribal rhythms and a mirage of intoxicating samples, stabs and FX. 4/5

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