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January 1st 1970.
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Tom Budden has been heavily involved in the industry for several years now, working with the likes of Time Has Changed and Suara and launched his own label, Alive in 2008, which has welcomed rising artists in the shape of KRL, Rebel, Bubba & T-Bone and Chris James onto its roster. Here Tom joins the Gruuv label with more refreshing house cuts, following the footsteps of Huxley, Luna City Express and Catz 'N Dogz.
The release opens with the original mix of 'Lady Is Trouble', a low-slung house cut infused with hooky vocal lines, stuttering low-end tones and remnants of retro, disco-house. Budden & Forrest keep the groove simple, employing warm hi-strings and shuffling drums while the emotive vocal lines brilliantly carry the musicality of the track.
Stepping up to the plate next is Coat Of Arms aka Chris James (Formerly Chris James & Eats Everything), Here Chris lives up to the monikers highly praised reputation with some heady, bass driven melodic house, implanting a signature bumping, tom-driven bass line on the original number and tightly blending an amalgamation of raw stabs, fluttering pads and modulated vocals to create another unique interpretation.
Up next is Tom Budden's solo venture on the release, 'Falling', veering things into darker territories with eerie bass tones, heavily delayed claps and low-pitched vocals. Budden steadily evolves the cut to a peak where he plays on variations of the melodic elements, creating an evolving dynamic.
Closing the release is Delusions Of Grandeur and Instruments Of Rapture artist OOFT!, with a stellar contemporary disco rework of 'Falling', stamping his signature pitched-down house vibe on the original with crunchy drums, a dubbed out stab line and some old school resonant synth action.