RELEASE TITLE Retro 1
LABEL Phoenix G
CATALOG PGR01
GENRE House, Chicago
RELEASE DATE 2017-08-11
QUALITY 320kbps CBR Stereo 44100Hz
SIZE 48.21 MB
3 TRACKS:
Mr. G – Gladesmen (Original Mix) 06:40 128bpm A♯min
Mr. G – Pepsi! (Original Mix) 06:30 128bpm Bmin
Mr. G – The Day After B (Original Mix) 07:49 127bpm Emaj
Colin McBean was way ahead of the curve when he was releasing EPs on his Phoenix G imprint back in the late 90s. Now some of those seminal tech-house records get a re-release and unsurprisingly, they still sound fresh. “Gladesmen” is a tough affair, led by niggling acid lines, but McBean really impresses on “Pepsi!” The distinctive, layered drums rumble in, there is a woozy synth line and the arrangement sounds even tripper thanks to a slurred vocal loop intoning the title. “The Day After B” is also impressive, with McBean dropping a filtered loop and those unmistakable, steely drums.