- There's a thick haze across Miss Jools' Stepping Inside EP, but don't let that fool you—these tracks are jacking. Like a lot of minimal, the drums and basslines do most of the work, providing an upbeat platform for a collage of cosmic effects. The feeling on the three original tracks is introspective—you might sway to them while assessing your life choices at whatever afterhours you happen to be at that weekend.
"Sorry Not Sorry," a cheery track with squiggling bleeps and an extended breakdown, is the highlight among the originals. "Stepping Inside" and "444 Marjorie" are more subdued, piling on pads and floaty synths over shuffling drums that never stick to the same pattern for long. All three are high-end tunes reserved for patient crowds and decent soundsystems. Dana Ruh's swinging remix of "Stepping Inside" ups the energy with a rapid-fire beat and a big bassline, rounding off a solid EP from a producer who understands what makes intimate dance floors tick.
TracklistA1 Stepping Inside
A2 Stepping Inside (Dana Ruh Remix)
B1 Sorry Not Sorry
B2 444 Marjorie