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Layo & Bushwacka! | Night Works

There's nothing stopping the dauntless British duo when their second album even improves on the awesome debut.
CD, XL

Tekst: da volgaBabe

Publicatiedatum: 02 augustus 2002

Layo and Matthew B. are a match made in heaven. The first is co-owner of London's The End, and with his sparse, but always very impressive, productions, he is one of the few to have ever brought genuine soul into UK techno and tech-house. The second is the big, English, studio-wizard, annex-certified genius. Together they make something miraculous that is (in-between all the typical English hyping of progressive, tech-house, breaks, 2-step) — what do you know — completely unique in today's world of eclectic electronics. And with Nightworks, they produced, almost predictably, their first masterpiece. Not that Low Life wasn't a great record, but the new effort is more rounded, looking for continuity throughout. And it contains some of the most beautifully produced melodies and rhythms ever heard coming out of a computer. Love Story, already more than a year ago reviewed on these pages, is finally presented to the people in all its lasting glory. Shining Through, 2Morrow, Sleepy Language, and All Night Long are the names of the best tracks, but it is best to buy the mixed CD for the sheer listening experience. Night Works is a rich composite of breaks, acid, techno, hip-hop, tribal, downbeat, electrofunk, ambient-house, and everything else that's good about today's electronic scene. And as is custom with this duo, the sampling is out-of-this-world. But only when you've been exposed to the splendour of absolute highlight Let The Good Times Roll, will you know exactly what I mean. Essential listening and dancing material.

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