Dead Rose Music Company - Four Songs EP

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  • The Dead Rose Music Company may be cloaked in secrecy (press materials indicate it's a duo whose members have previously achieved some degree of solo success, for whatever that's worth), but their musical affiliations aren't nearly as mysterious. Like plenty of others over the last decade who have dedicated themselves to disco, they've kept the music alive by resurrecting the very hooks that soundtracked the dance floors of yore, albeit with a good deal of their own editing and knob-twisting. Like Runaway, TDRMC amplifies the most epic strains of '70s dance music, stretching out gummy tempos and shimmering strings into modern club tracks that could seemingly last all night. The title of their latest EP, then, is a bit of a misnomer: the nuts and bolts of the Four Songs EP are likely snipped from songs, but the end results are unquestionably floor-oriented. Opener "Don't Stop" departs from the old more fully than the rest of the EP—the crisp drums and persistent bass buzz are strikingly contemporary—but the reverb-laden vocal serves as a reminder of where this sound came from. "Faith," on the other hand, is more intact, with a diva sample and monster piano bouncing over a heavy shuffle. At nearly 11 minutes, the stately "Nutkins" is both the longest and most laidback inclusion. By "Shake," we can hear house music beginning to take shape amidst the shimmering strings and sassy bass, a subtle hint that TDRMC have more at work in their music than Salsoul sides alone.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Faith A2 Don't Stop B1 Nutkins B2 Shake
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