Felix da Housecat - Excursions

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  • The moment I pressed play on my CD player, Felix da Housecat was added to my "must see list". The compilation "Excursions" is Felix Stallings'' second compilation under his Housecat alias. The first being critically acclaimed compilation "Kitten and Thee Glitz" won Muzik Magazine''s best album award. Felix takes you on his Excursion and begins at the cinema with Ladytron''s "He Took her to a Movies." A delicate appetiser before he launches into an 80s inspired dirty electronic house that really gets you out of your seat. Usually when reviewing a CD I listen to it a few times and then write what I think. But with this, I have played it countless times. I took it to work and was getting asked by every second customer what CD it was. The first seven tracks are as spectacular as the next. We In Music''s "Now That The Love is Gone", Daniel , and Dot Allison''s "Substance" being some standout that were hard to choose. By Track 8, the Excursion begins to traverse into the deeper regions of house. It hits its depth at Jeff Mills'' "Ticket to Thrillville". On the way back up from the deeper genre, we meet Aphrohead''s Thee Underground Made Me Do It".Felix''s takes you out of the depths with his own creation "What Does It Feel Like" which takes you to the stars and Zoot Woman''s "It''s Automatic", which is what you get right when you need something funked up. All in all the benchmark is set at nine just in case someone can do better. Definitely money well spent, which will motivate you to dust off those icicles and head to your nearest dancefloor.....
RA