#deephouse #vocalhouse #techhouse #electro #techno #minimal Intacto Records # 03 - Shinedoe - Illogical Directions 2x12 deejay.de/Illogical_Directions_2x12__146080 Shinedoe - Illogical Directions A day in the life of Shinedoe, expect anything. With dance music currently exploding into a multi coloured crossbreed its tempting to take things as far as possible. And thats exactly what this Amsterdam based DJ does on her long awaited third album. Illogical Directions is about letting go, about an artist completely liberated in her studio, making music by the heart and processing all her experiences into one impressive trip. For sure, the third times a charm. Another lesson learned, to pigeonhole Shinedoe is merely impossible after listening to this record. Unlike ten years ago, when she made her way to DJ stardom with the release of the omnipresent club hit Dillema, soon followed by debut album Sound Travelling. It made her one of the faces of the soon wildly popular minimal sound -technomusic in a stripped but extremely funky manner was a specialty reserved for a DJ like Shinedoe. Stronger than the music itself, she kept reinventing herself. Techno and house music remained her foundations, from there the Dutch notoriety took her grooves to a completely other level. In 2010, sophomore album No Boundaries saw Shinedoe venture into more rooted genres like jazz, funk and dub. Her true identity was emerging, things were getting even more interesting. Illogical Directions Now, four years later, precisely in the year Shinedoe will be celebrating the tenth birthday of her renowned imprint Intacto Records*, shes made a journey further down that path. As if shes completing a trilogy, the album Shinedoe has shaped is nothing less than the culmination of everything she stands for. A tour de force of highly organic dance music bringing together the euphoria of club music with moody, more introvert songs. Illogical Directions is, simply put, exactly the album youd want Shinedoe to make. When I produce music, it comes from my heart and soul, she explains. I dont want to make rational choices, its important the music can move in any direction, even if it doesnt really make sense. Its the only way to completely feel free, to avoid getting trapped in some sort of format. As a result, these new tracks all have their own feeling and identity, you cant label them to one particular sound. It definitely was a challenge bringing them all together, but it works! The most extraordinary about this, the typical Shinedoe sound is still intact, even when she impressively demonstrates all her various sounds within the first couple of tracks. Kicking things off with the slowed down, dubby track Release Yourself and the mechanical house tune Essence, theres immediately a certain tension building up. The jazzy deephouse of Alto Parisio takes things further, followed by the just as incredible Discourse My New Romance, a dark and twisted dancefloor track featuring The Knifes Karin Dreijer. From that moment on, anything can happen. Sleek deephouse (Panomanic, Fe-Male, the beautiful anthem-like Not So Far), cool electro (Pressure Dome) as well as classic house with a soulful touch (Circle Of Life featuring the infectious vocals of Miss Bunty). Its more mesmerizing and melodic than ever, even though Shinedoe also enters a darker and more gritty world with tracks like Gods Love and Get Dirty -another uncharted terrain shes familiarized herself with. As said, Shinedoe has surpassed expectations. Illogical Directions takes you to loads of unexpected sensations with a collection of music you rarely hear put together. But shes done it, delivering an album that pulls you up and brings you back down again. So, whatever you have in mind, get ready for one of 2014s most ingeniously crafted dance albums, presenting a variety of emotions unusual in this particular genre. Some illogical directions indeed, but we love it. #vinyl #sounds #better
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 13:05:50 +0000
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