Artist: Justin Robertson’s Deadstock 33s
Title: Metal Taste/Bajo La Luna
Remixers: Gerd Janson, Oliver Deutschmann
Release Date: 08 April 2016
Label: Skint Records
Cat. Number: SKINT328
Distributor: Believe
Tracklist
Metal Taste
Metal Taste (Gerd Janson Melodica Dub)
Metal Taste (Gerd Janson Chrome II Dub)
Bajo La Luna (Extended Club Mix)
Bajo La Luna (Oliver Deutschmann Trip One)
Bajo La Luna (Oliver Deutschmann Acid Strip)
Bajo La Luna (DJs Pareja Remix)
Justin Robertson’s Deadstock 33s released his acclaimed album ‘Everything Is Turbulence’ in 2015. Now Skint Records offers up the first batch of remixes from Running Back boss Gerd Jansen, techno titan Oliver Deutschmann and Argentinian house heroes (& vocal collaborators) DJs Pareja who take on ‘Metal Taste’ and ‘Bajo La Luna’ with stunning results.
The original ‘Metal Taste,’ is a trippy and woozy affair with intoxicating vocals and reggae rhythms at its core. ‘Bajo La Luna’ is a more intense and uptempo cut with acid lines, scattered toms and coarse claps making for a driving tech ride. First to go is one half of Tuff City Kids, German journalist and influential DJ Gerd Janson. A dab hand at just about every electronic style, he serves up two remixes of ‘Metal Taste.’ The first, ‘Melodica Dub’, is a playful track with a dub undercurrent and colourful chord stabs that bring the funk. His ‘Chrome Dub II’ is seven deep and sensuous minutes of dub disco with bouncing drums, dreamy vocals and lush echoing chords.
Then it’s over to Oliver Deutschmann, the German producer and co-founder of the Vidab label. With a connoisseur take on techno, he has released on Aim, Mobilee and Falkplatz and is a steady underground favourite. Here he makes ‘Bajo La Luna’ into a hundred mile an hour techno kicker with subtle synth sounds peeling off the slick, frictionless groove. A second, similar version is layered up with fatter bass and dark, ghoulish vocals that add menace to the meaty drums.
A fine DJs Pareja remix closes out this package. The Argentinian pair, from labels like Comeme and Turbo, contributed vocals to the original version of this track, and here leave them in place with some careful treatment. Their robust drum and knotted synths make for off-kilter listening and body moving beats that are inventive and fun.
Links
https://soundcloud.com/justinrobertson-deadstock
https://www.facebook.com/gerdjansongerd/
https://soundcloud.com/oliverdeutschmann
https://soundcloud.com/djs-pareja