Seriously strong double-pack of deep vintage style house tracks from DJ Nature (AKA Nature Boy AKA Milo, Wildbunch). 30yrs plus in the game, Milo Johnson is a true veteran and this is up there with his strongest gear. Works equally well as one for the DJ bag or for the home listening crate.
Released on Japan's Jazzy Sport records.. long supporters of the DJ Nature sound and home to many of his releases for over a decade.
"Synthetic Crisis" has a beatdown touch that spreads a dreamy mood with a bass bouncy percussive groove, jazzy keyboards and warm synths and the electric piano solo from the exchange is also exquisite. "Mbakwe'' has a low fat beat that captivates your ears with a stringy hat and a rhythmic and fantastical rhythmic rhythm of marimba-style refrains and synth/electric sounds.
"Joyous" features a mid-groove around 110 BPM with a bottom line that waves through the body and a mysterious keyboard refrain that goes both pleasantly and madly, and also features flute solos. "Follow Your Dreams" is an Afrocentric and dubwise raw black mud house groove with a thick bass line, and the world of jazz, mainly piano and saxophone, is added to it.
"Cosmic Assignment" is a slow house groove with a clap-like soul/disco feel, accompanied by spoken word and solo guitar and flute playing. “It’s Up To You” is a deep Afro-percussive track that depicts a fantastical world with cosmic synth/keyboard overlaps and rotations.
"Drifting In The Foam'' is a boogie soul/disco song with a glossy and groovy bass line that gives it a live feel, and the piano solo from the middle is thrilling. "Sleep Talk" depicts an Afro-mystic soundscape with a thickpulsating kick and hat groove of the bass line overlapping with spoken words keyboards percussion flute…