Tom Demac - Indulge & Lunge

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  • Tom Demac's first solo outing on Liebe Detail simultaneously explores both the dark and light sides of house music, excelling in both directions. On "Ten from Seventeen," the dark is represented by the twisted bass and menacing male vocal, while flashes of light come courtesy of a few touchingly simple piano chords that lighten the mood considerably. The process is flipped on "This Is What I Want"; a gently rolling bassline and soulful vocal utterances are pinned down by mechanical growls and a harsh, snaking synth that spits acidic venom over anything that comes within range. A powerful analogue bassline dominates Soulphiction's reimagining of "Ten from Seventeen," and although there's a nicely cut-up piano sample that serves as a momentary distraction, the low-end is hard to ignore and where the attention happily remains. Iron Curtis caresses a little more subtlety from his remix of the same track, teasingly his typically retro-sounding synths over firm drums with spacey, continually evolving results. The joyful organ that seeps into the mix mid-break perfectly serves as the delicious, creamy topping on what is an extremely strong EP.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Ten from Seventeen A2 This Is What I Want B1 Ten from Seventeen (Soulphiction Remac) B2 Ten from Seventeen (Iron Curtis Remix)
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