Especial celebrates it's 20th release with another look back over the previous 10 releases and highlighting the recent music of the label with another Sampler 12” of unreleased tracks, remixes and versions for the heads, collectors and discerning.
Following the release of the “Eleccio” mix CD in 2014, Especial has continued on it’s path to develop and push a club sound that is slightly more leftfield than the on-going boompty House rehash, the mutation of nu-disco in to something a bit more proggy, trancey and the never ending thud-drug-chug of the 110 bpm ableton-for-beginners brigade, by offering a mixture of musically psychedelic, twisted, dubbed-out, proto-obsessed club EPs.
Possibly falling between pillar and post, an audience does exist for this sound. As with EES010, this Sampler EP again focuses on some unreleased gems, unheard versions and a special remix. We start with a remix from Khidja and their own take on the very special Masimbabele. Upon hearing a Remix EP was in the works, the duo begged for a go and rightly so, as here is possibly the best remix, with a dubby groover.
This is followed by an unreleased cut by another, but not forgotten, combo. While C&A are M.I.A, here then is an extended rework of a stand out pop-ode taken from their underrated Migration album.
On the flip is new member, Alphonse, taking his proto-rave-poem deep in to the echo chamber to create a unique dub that is very much for the smokers.
Finally, Khidja offer the “original” version of Looki. An ambient version appeared in early 2015, but here, finally, with kick, bass and some wiggle, is their balearic masterpiece. Gracias Discos Especials !!
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If Curses get involved, so too will the delighted exclamation of profanity. Real quick: "Fortify", doomsday riffing and slapbass stomping street-sweeper. "Holy Hell", spaghetti western meets animal-masked vigilantes from Miami. "Looking In", treacherous velvet alien club chug anthem. "So Strange", machine-goes-human afterparty slow jam. If these don't pique your interest, I don't know what will. DJ Home Movies