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 A Story of Deepness narrated by: Glenn Underground Nite Life Collective 1xCD, 2xLP |
Yes,
it's here, finally in our hands, the vinyl release of the
new Glenn Underground, "A story of deepness".
After waiting so long, this week it arrived, we ripped
the package out of the hands of mr. Postman, while
unwrapping it, ran to our turntables and with shaking
hands played the first notes of "A story of
deepness". It all begins with Strong Island Jaz and
it becomes immediately clear this is undeniable Glenn
Underground. And still, it's unlike the Atmosfear or Jerusalem EP's album, as it subtly changes sounds, harmonics, basslines. The jazz in Strong Island Jaz must reflect the repetitive trumpet on a bassline of which the tempo is perhaps a little faster than usual for Glenn Underground. The next track, London Sirens is a pearl in this album. It features a conga-like rythm section, moog sounds and yes, a distorted siren like sound as well and nice guitar licks too. Yes, Glenn Underground shows he is still the master of the deep story! But in this album, Glenn Underground is in for surprises as well. On Solomon's song, GU presents a track that starts of like a R'n'B arranged song that evolves into a garage sound. Unfortunately, both the R'n'B part and the garage part are uninspired, poor interpretions. No problem though, as GU is quickly getting our attention again with the superb Disco Worm. Perhaps this is the hottest track of the album. Yes, there is that easy paced deep drivin' bassline again with a multilayered texture of synth arrangements. This time, the moog sounds are more crazy, weird, cute, fantastic than ever ! Disco Worm invites us for instant party atmosphere! And the party can continue, with Vapors of Vibes, a very moody jazzy and funky deephouze track. A typical GU track so to say, but with a fresh '99 sound, perfecting his mastering of the sound. It's time for vocals again on Motherless Child. Here, GU brings a moody deephouze groove with a touch of soul, more into the style of his earlier PAN releases. And that's not it, for the vocals. Come On, is an uptempo vocal house track. These vocals come from Jackie Green and she just sounds great and fresh in the atmospheric synth melodies that GU weaves around it. And, yes, GU is not forgetting his typical long stretched moogs here! And finally, we conclude with GU's finger tips. Not surprisingly this title, as GU showcases his fast keyboard playing talent on an uptempo deep groover, creating once again, the essence of the very GU sound : deep, oh so deep. As usual, when an artist is at such a high level, there is always the doubt, pressure and fear when a new album comes around. We can hear everyone ask the questions, 'will GU be able to bring us once more the quality deephouze we are used to ?' Well, we hope that with this review the answer to the question is a BIG YESSS! "A story of deepness" is a successor in the long series of deep GU music, where he subtly explores fresh sounds, but staying within his very own deep style. And yes, we can't wait for the next episode in this exciting deep story. Tell us some more GU, we do not feel like sleeping yet :) ez |
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