Save The Day vinyl

Not content with their joint record label endeavours On The Prowl and it's Party Breaks offshoot, Runaway duo Jacques Renault and Marcus Cabral are in various stages of launching their own independent keep vinyl alive projects. Cabral edges ahead of Jacques with the first release on his Hamilton Dance label that delivers four tracks of backwards glancing goodness. "Save The Day" opens proceedings with a ripe nod to one of the 80s biggest R & B divas, effortlessly laying down a warehouse friendly proto house groove before revealing the source. Just as good is "I Can Tell You" a stripped back vocal house number notable for some deft dubby vocal intonations. There's a slickness throughout that will appeal to fans of the Crosstown/Hot Creations sound. "FAB" is perhaps our favourite here, commencing with spectral analogues swinging rhythmically beneath the singular 808 thump and insistent bass drops. The tension grows before a bleep heavy drop into the excellent main section of scattergun drum machine crunches and analogue malfunctions. Essentially all four track blur the lines between straight up edits and all new compositions - which is all too rare these days!

DAVIS [BR], Jacques Renault, Max Essa, MARCOS CABRAL