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SATOSHI TOMIIE – ES-B (SAW RECORDINGS) |
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Not only is Satoshi Tomiie’s more subdued out ES-B mix better than its club-oriented predecessor, ES (also released on SAW), it’s far more nuanced. Anyone who’s heard Deep Dish’s Global Underground Afterclub mixes and wished they represented the sound the duo were championing in the main room may get a similar feeling after listening to Tomiie’s ES-B. Like Deep Dish, Tomiie’s moved from deeper house sounds to decidedly more progressive ones. Listen to ground breaking albums like DD’s Junk Science or Tomiie’s Full Lick and it’s easy to hear the difference. With the reduction in the beats per minute, the ES-B mix happily finds a sexy, heartfelt groove rather than a frenzied drub. It isn’t exactly chill out house, but it’s a deeper sort of feel that old folks who dug Tomiie back in tha day will definitely appreciate. Star You Star Me’s intro of “Sweet Thing” is all sunshine and sets the stage for the mellow synths of Metro Area, noodling disco of M1, cowbell electro of Dan Berkson, Chicago-fused Kerri Chandler, Elmar Schubert’s snapping funk and more from Spirit Catcher, John Tejada, Chab and Tomiie’s own twangy click beat on “Glow.” If ES-B is Tomiie’s Back-to-Mine sort of mix, it’s one worth camping out on his doorstep to wait for. satoshitomiie.com, sawrecordings.com-- review by Yuri Wuensch
Today must be my Day of Minimalism. It seems like 75 percent of the electronica that’s undergone critique by me today has been of the minimalist school to one degree or another. In this case, we find Satoshi Tomie eschewing the progressive club stuff from has first mix CD and moving instead toward some really low key but feel-it-deep-in-your-bones house. I always enjoy hearing artists who can make much out of little and the vibe here is constructed without an excess of layers but sinks into your soul with smooth power. Tomie’s deep house progressions here boast an uncanny ability to seep into you and make you seep into them. Subdued and cool house beats, gray etherea and subtle textures weave themselves into a masterful dose of house hooks. -- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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