- This new release is the first one for Dirty South, a new protege to the family at Vicious Vinyl. Until now Dirty South has been on remix duties for Vicious, reworking Midnight Star's "Midas Touch", mrTimothy's "Stand By Me" and Sgt Slick's "Tha Muzik".
"Sleazy" allows Dirty South to show his full potential with this catchy house tune. His sound could be described as Bodyrockers fused with Rogue Traders with a twist of Planetfunk. The CD single features five different versions with a Dirty South mix radio edit, Anthem mix radio edit, mrTimothy remix, Dirty South remix and Anthem mix. The vocal hook is contributed by Matt Thomas, who used to be the lead vocalist with Australian pop band The Mavis's who had a massive hit with "Cry" in the 90's. Overall "Sleazy" is a rock-tinged house tune that works a treat thanks to the steady bassline, catchy lyrics and rock infused energy.
The mrTimothy remix lightens up this house tune giving the melody a boost and replacing the guitars with keyboards, while still letting the vocals shine through. Both the Anthem and Dirty South mixes are great, with the bassline of the Anthem mix bassline sounding reminiscent of The Cure. This is tough, rockin' house music that doesn't sound overdone, too gimicky or stale. Well done lad!