*Track id Premiere* .......... Defected Records & Oliver $ and Jimi Jules...... Let It Be House!....... is out 24/03........ by Defected Defected Records Following the success of their ‘Earl’ EP on Switzerland’s Hive Records, Berlin-based House staple, Oliver $, reunites with Swiss Jazz House aficionado, Jimi Jules, to bring their anticipated, debut release on Defected, ‘Pushing On’. ‘Pushing On’ opens with an infectious percussive medley composed of tropical triangles and melodious 808-like cowbells. With the gradual introduction of the moody, Frankie Knuckles inspired bass line and tailing piano chords, the track slowly transform into an energetic homage to classic Chicago House. Quick to take centre stage, the track also features dusky vocal samples from English Soulful Jazz revival band, The Quantic Soul Orquestra. Merging effortlessly with the wispy cymbal crashes, the song’s title and central lyrical theme, “Pushing On”, falls and confidently rises to drive the track to its spirited climax. Already household names in their home countries, ‘Pushing On’ is sure set to solidify Oliver $ and Jimi Jules as international House providers. ‘Pushing On’ also includes a dub version of the original. DANCING ASTRONAUT Unlike the vast majority of independent British labels, Defected has a proven knack for leaping to-and-from the commercial market and the core of the underground sound scope at the click of a finger. It serves them well, especially with the likes of German house mogul Oliver $ and Swiss peer Jimi Jules representing the latter of musical mediums for impending collaborative label debut “Pushing On.” Earlier Hive Audio collaborative offering “Soggy Cereal” was enough to convince us that the duo had incredible compatibility, but for Defected the stakes are raised considerably higher for the lesser-groomed ranks of European house music and an affliction for Chicago’s heyday that is still all too apparent. A persistent groover oiled with infectious sample work throughout, “Pushing On,” reigns testament to just how powerful the union of a steady beat and a tempered bass line can be. From an artist with Dollar’s delightfully raw discography the compromise sounds all the more blissful, asserting that there is a new European stronghold on the beat pushing things forward at considerable pace for 2014.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 11:47:40 +0000
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