ARTIST Ranger, Kórus
RELEASE TITLE Portable Presents: RANGEr
LABEL Waella’s Choice
CATALOG WACH002
GENRE House
QUALITY FLAC
5 TRACKS:
- Ranger, Kórus – Bazonkonwaba 06:52 120bpm
- Ranger, Kórus – Nomalizo 06:29 120bpm
- Ranger, Kórus – Indaba 05:27 154bpm
- Ranger – Reset 05:51 124bpm
- Ranger – Vessel 05:42 124bpm
On this fine EP, Alan Abrahams – best known for his releases as Portable and Bodycode – dons a new alias, Ranger, to explore his South African roots. In practice, that means fusing contributions from a range of guest musicians – township acapella vocal group Korus, Cameroonian bassist Stan, Parisian saxophonist Chisnea and plenty more besides – with warm and toasty rhythms that variously touch on Soutrh African house, jazz-funk, boogie and modern soul. It’s a formula that results in a string of fine workouts, from the ethereal disco-soul warmth of “Normalizo” and organic deep house bliss of “Reset”, to the rubbery broken beat brilliance of “Vessel” and sublime, saucer-eyed opener “Bazonkonwaba”.