waiting on spring…
I don’t know much about Alex Attias, although something tells me I should. AllMusic’s Andy Kellman, always a great source for hidden gems, counts his 1999 single “Transitions” as one of the strangest and thrilling singles to ever bear the label “broken beat.” As usual, he’s right.
But I’m here to talk about another hidden gem, taken from Attias’ excellent source material, 2004’s Back Home. Late last year, Swiss producer Quarion remixed the final tune on Back Home, “Finding Who We Are” to magical effect. What was once a simmering, jazzy track is transformed by Quarion into a deeply propulsive house, anchored by Colonel Red’s vocal vamping. It’s been my soundtrack this gray morning, serving as aural hope that spring will finally get here in New York…and stay here.
very good gooooooooooooooo
attias has been doing a bunch of more straight-up house in the last couple of years, for planet E and num and the like, and it’s all VERY good, a bit mountain-peopley… highly recommend all of it.