by ND McCray
► Chromeo / DJ_KiCKS Re(Mix) – (electro-funk) / Released 10/13/09
Steeped in a heavy cloak of 80’s disco, funk, soul and R&B, Montreal-duo, Chromeo (Dave-1 and P-Thugg) has finally released the full-length DJ mix series, DJ KiCKS Re(Mix). The LP not only covers the first single, the Eagles soft-rock classic “I Can’t Tell You Why” (which I spoke about last review) but there’s an unabashedly French-Canadian disco-house theme throughout the album. Most of the artists highlighted are people Dave and P (myself included) heard as kids: people such as Pierre Perpall (“J’aime danser avec toi.”), Toba (“Moving Up”) and Lovelock (“Maybe Tonight). A definite addition to any funk-fan’s music collection.
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► Basement Jaxx / Raindrops (Joke & Ginz Remix) – (dubstep) / Released 10/6/09
Having recently released their fifth LP Scars (XL), the British production duo Basement Jaxx (Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe) has already had their first single, the summer hit “Raindrops’ amply remixed. The honors: fellow British experimentalists, Joker and Ginz. One word: nasty!
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► Miguel Migs / Dubs & Re-Rubs – (deep house/tech house) / Released 10/6/09
Not only is Bay-Area DJ-producer-multi-intrumentalist Miguel Migs one of my most favorite DJs, but having heard one of his live DJ sets a few years ago, he propelled me on this journey towards music writing and closet-DJing. (Hey, you gotta start somewhere). For those who are still in the closet, Dubs & Re-ReRubs (Salted Music) is classic Migs: soulful, funky, disco-ey, dub-induced deep house that will get you rockin’. Fave tracks: “Sometime” and “808.” Heavy basslines and funky grooves…need I say more?
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► No Regular Play / Owe Me EP – (electro/deep house) / Released 10/5/09
Six tracks. 37 minutes of smooth and soulful deep house melodies. Music connoisseurs and friends since elementary school, the Minnesota-natives/Brooklyn-based producers, No Regular Play (Greg Paulus and Nick DeBruyn) recently gave us Owe Me (Wolf + Lamb), a follow-up to last year’s digital release, “Blonde Juan.” Check: “Owe Me” and “Ladyluck.”
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