Justin Cudmore - Are You Ready

  • Upbeat acid house that rocks dance floors.
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  • Justin Cudmore owes his swift rise as a producer to his ability to craft robust, magnetic acid lines that do amazing things to dance floors. Thanks to this, he hasn't needed to deviate from the sound of his earliest releases on HNYTRX and The Bunker, records that now sell for dramatically inflated prices despite being only a few years old. Are You Ready was produced around the same time as Forget It, his first release on The Bunker New York, a label that fits his sound perfectly. Like Forget It, the title track here has a laidback and seductive groove. The bassline is direct and punchy, but, as ever, Cudmore wants to make you dance—not blow your face off. Gunnar Haslam's edit reinforces the original with a tough acid counterpoint and upfront, machine-like percussion. The Derek Plaslaiko mix takes things in the opposite direction, toning the melodic elements down and replacing them with trippy, reverberating electronic noise reminiscent of spaced-out house specialists like DJ Qu. Suited to the later hours, it's a nicely weird addition to an otherwise straightforward but effective EP.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Are You Ready B1 Are You Ready (Derek Plaslaiko Campus Luv Remix) B2 Are You Ready (Gunnar Haslam Bass And Superstructure)
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