We both adore those records that do everything with nothing, what they leave out as important as what they include. Version is one of those imprints that borrows heavily from a dub mindset, loads of delay, space and hypnotic rhythms. Orson heads things up by keeping with a brief that means all the output interconnects.
Check that Yak Mido for a sure fire percussive club no that always slays!
Now the weather is (sort of) on the turn and our hopes and dreams turn to Summer, I have dug out some of New York’s finest – Easy Street. Not all of the output on this label is to my taste, but a lot of their dubs are sublime.
As per usual 5 below that I like to play and the last one a big dumb dj tool that can on the right occasion work!
(No Dub of this on youtube but it’s great)
(Nevins putting a donk on it – don’t judge it until you play it out!)
So many (good) ideas. An explosion of styles and sound. I keep coming back to these songs for inspiration. A label that could house the brutal with the beautiful and make it work. To me like many ‘things’ the sweet spot is the early stuff. Records for the head, heart and feet.