So, its a little bit late, i'll give you that, and its been a little while since ive blogged anything of decent meaning, but I thought i'd make the triumphant return with a review, and subsequent point in the direction of Myd's new Single/EP, "Octodip".
Coming on the eve of the new Club Cheval studios opening, Myd hasn't really ventured much out of his style like I anticipated he may have done, but thats not a bad thing, instead he's stuck with a similar style that brought some great club tunes like his Imperial March remix and Next Novel, even though his recent remix of Les Gillettes suggested he may have started to move away from his signature style, which, if i'm honest, would have disappointed me. Luckily though, Myd has stuck with a very similar style and mastered something thats a little bit different, but still really good to listen to. Opening track Octodip has a catchy rhythm to it, and a nice upbeat feel, but while i'm sure others will love it more than me, i'm still not feeling it 100% when comparing it to the other two tracks on this Single/EP release. A great redeeming feature of Octodip is how it leads brilliantly into the simplistic, bassy and overall bouncy Javier, which, in the beginning sounds not too far away from being a Post-Dubstep production if it wasnt for a meaty bassline holding it together. For me, Javier is the stand alone track on this, its progresses from a simple, almost Post-Dubstep like shape, and forms into a more well rounded song with the introduction of the robotic voice adding an element of surprise before the tone slows down and picks up again, before the rather minimalist (for Myd anyway) fades charmingly out. Victoria lays out an almost Sam Tiba like bassline before reverting back to an African dance like tone, before an influx of heavy bass and synthesisers kick off, accompanied with wobbles and all, to provide a tune that would bring a club to its knees. The beat is solid, and its the little touches with the synths working their way through the speakers like a worm of sound that really offer up something special to the track. When played together, these songs work really well, and with new Club Cheval studios and EP's for Sam Tiba and Canblaster in the pipeline, this is a sign to things to come from the Parisians.
Remember when I told you Cheval were going to be big?
Other than that, Mele has been hammering out loads of free mixes after his Glastonbury stint, so go grab one of those while you can on either his SoundCloud, Facebook, or Twitter (@ukmele).
Albums ive been giving a good hammering to recently have also been Wu Lyf's brilliant Go Tell Fire To The Mountain and SBTRKT's new bit work, both are excellent.
I've also been making a couple of mixes recently as well, so if you fancy, check them out too and tell me what you think over Twitter (@TomAlbrighton) http://www.mixcloud.com/OddSox/
