![]() Touching on garage, bassline, DnB and techno styles in her own sugar-coated, hyped-up manner.Ī2. STAFF COMMENTS Matt says: Anthemic, future-proof bass hybrids from rising star Amy Dabbs. The vocals are equally hazy with a subtle 90’s and 00’s RnB feel. There’s a certain contrast in pace – raging drums versus dreamy chords that makes you feel at ease listening to a fast-paced track like this. Rounding off the EP, we’ve got the EP title track ‘Only Breaks Can Love Your Heart’ another showcase of Amy’s knack to make house aficionados dance to drum and bass. The pads and leads are moody and the skippy percussion gives this track the kind of energy you’d welcome when pulling an all-nighter. On the flip you’ll find ‘Eleven eleven twenty two’ a classic deep house track with subtle hints of UKG in its sampling and bass. It’s a warmhearted affair laced with Amy’s feelgood DNA. ![]() ‘Crush’ is a signature Amy Dabbs tracks, with driving 909 percussion, female vocal chops, ethereal pads and classic strings. They went for a more stripped back approach that combines introverted percussion with bouncy keys that complement the vocals perfectly for an altogether irresistible remix. The Dam Swindle remix drops the tempo a little bit, but with its 140BPM, warm broken beat and UK bass flavours, the duo delivers a curveball of a track with a lot of crossover appeal. With a hint of acid and a couple of meticulously crafted breakdowns you’ll be fist-pumping along with this track before you know it. The gorgeous vocals by Aika Mal give you that right amount of emotive, ravey energy and come wrapped in a package of solid breaks and mesmerizing chords. Right from the start, you know you’ve got an anthem on your hands with ‘Everything alright’. Aika Mal’ on her Heist debut EP.īonus: A tantalizing 140BPM Dam Swindle remixīerlin based Amy Dabbs has already impressed, with releases on Aus Music, Shall not Fade and her own Dabbs traxx, a monthly residency on Rinse FM and an active tour schedule that's won her fans from dancers and DJs alike with Special Request, The Blessed Madonna, Jaguar and Cinthie all waving the flag for this up and coming artist. Yep, we're onto a winner.Īmy Dabbs puts her heart and soul in the breaks anthem ‘Everything Alright' feat. STAFF COMMENTS Matt says: Beautifully rich, emotive and textured deep house here - it's the Japanese formula alright, but we haven't grown tired of it yet! Masolo is on hand to elevate it to spiritual realms. Fittingly given the quality of Manabu’s original, it’s a revision that showcases the track’s best elements while gently lifting it to new heights. By the time the original’s bouncy piano riff drops midway through, you’ll be lost in the music. Taking the spiritual end of deep house as his inspiration – and happy memories of attending events while visiting Japan – the Dutch-Japanese producer has delivered a slowly-building epic that subtly ratchets up energy and excitement throughout, while effortlessly eking out every last drop of emotion from Manabu’s piano-laden production.Įxtensively road-tested at the Brighter Days parties he runs with long-time DJ partner Kamma, Masalo’s remix settles into a chugging groove before introducing Manabu’s tactile hand percussion – a staple of spiritual deep house cuts – and melancholic piano refrains, as well as his own lilting chords and cascading synth sounds. DJs seem to agree, too, with Masalo’s fine remix becoming something of an underground anthem following the release of a limited number of white label test pressings earlier last year. The results are undeniably impressive, elevating an already excellent track to whole new levels. Over ‘a few years’, Masalo worked on the revision in bursts, tweaking it and subtly altering the arrangement until he was happy. One DJ to see its potential was Rush Hour co-founder Antal Heitlager, who asked Masalo to remix it. A softly spun slab of slow-building brilliance full of fluid piano motifs, heady hand percussion, the track effortlessly sashays between heartfelt dancefloor melancholia and tactile deep house positivity. ![]() Yet it’s a genuinely overlooked gem a musically expansive and uplifting Japanese deep house workout that first featured on a promo-only compilation back in 2015. When it first slipped out in 2015, Manabu Nagayama’s ‘Light & Shadow’ passed most people by.
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