Dirty Jesus – Don’t Fuck With My Shit (Black Cock Remixes)

Artist: Dirty Jesus
Title: Don’t Fuck With My Shit (Black Cock Remixes)
Label: Juno
Genre: Disco/Nu-Disco, House
Format: 12″
Buy From: Juno Records

The RV Cock remix of Dirty Jesus’ classic house track “Don’t Fuck With My Shit” starts with the kind of percussion so indebted to Harvey’s life in Hawaiian/LA paradise that it all but dons a loud shirt and offers you a cocktail. However this is soon overshadowed by something altogether more menacing, as dark, slow, spacey synths come to the fore. By the time the ethereal vocals and horns come in, Harvey has lulled you into a druggy stupour – and of course this is exactly where he wants you – before dragging you out of it with one final bass drop that is sure to tear the roof off after-parties from London to Honolulu.

Not to be overshadowed, Harvey’s partner in crime Gerry Rooney chips in with his own sterling effort, with squelchy acid house bassline and busy drums. Perhaps the most impressive thing about this track is that, rather than bombarding the listener, Rooney creates a sonic landscape in which every sound matters. This is sleazy-as-you-like disco house – exactly what you’d hope for (and expect) from the inimitable Black Cock crew.

Review: Aaron Coultate