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Tracklist:
01. Boom
02. The Hang Drum Track (ft Manu Delago)
03. Lady Luck
04. Magic Roundabout
05. Wonderlust
06. The Bug
07. Swing Thing
08. Deadly Grooves
09. Release
10. The Morning After (ft Amber Jolene)
Tim Belcher, otherwise known as Timo Garcia, the man of the moment, finally releases his debut album on his own Berwick Street Records imprint. After continuous hard work towards the album, the singles, the tour dates & many more for a busy DJ / Producer, he delivers each criteria without dismay.
Review:
- Known for its deep grooves and clever vocal uses, "Boom", the first track of the album, really sets off the album in the right direction. At instances, the word "Boom" would replace a kick-drum and the word "chick" would replace a closed hi hat.
- "The Hang Drum Track" was cleverly created alongside Manu Delago. A Hang Drum is a pretty expensive percussive instrument that demands talent, who better to bring the beauty than London's very own Manu Delago. Manu's 'Hang Solo' video was viewed over 300,000 times on youtube. The melody & groove demanded a treatment and Timo Garcia delivered.
- "Lady Luck" is probably one of my favorites of this album, but its hard to pick anyway. Really subtle chord stabs fill the atmosphere of the track with quick melodic lines, under all that lies a nice grime-y bassline. Something you'd listen to when you're in a bi-polar mood, satisfying both equally.
- Feeling happy? Feeling like you want to skip down the street in a sexy groove? Do it while you listen to "Magic Roundabout". It'd probably make you shake certain parts of your body you never knew you could move. Mix in a little disco, minimal-techno groove, tech-house vibes & progressive build ... you've got one hell of a recipe for la-la-land.
- "Wonderlust", one half of the album title, gives us a Timo Garcia standard. Dreamy melodic lines running behind while taking rhythm section to a serious level. I'm guessing the Hang Drum was used again, if so or even if not, its pretty damn good.
- The other half of the album title, "The Bug", is a serious pest. Another favorite of mine, this one will make you move even if you're not intoxicated. Serious, is the keyword here. Everything from the rhythm, bassline to the synth-line.
- "Swing Thing" shows us a thing or two about shuffling. Definitely got the name right. Hints of jazz & many other genres are influenced heavily. Tap dance much? Love it even though its a little odd, both as a track & placed in between two serious tunes. Maybe that was the point?
- "Deadly Grooves" is by all means exactly what it says. I dont think i'd have to say much about it. Heck, vocal samples reciting "Deadly Grooves" throughout the track will remind you why it was named that.
- "Release" is a little bit more on the progressive side but still maintaining the tech-house roots. Nowadays, you can't really put a genre-tag on anything, because it just gets traces from everywhere. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. This works, more please.
- Off to the final track, The Morning After, featuring the beautiful 'Hang Drum' & the vocals of Amber Jolene is a more mellowed down track. A great way to end the album. Third favorite. Hopefully this will be turned into a club track.
Rating: 8.5/10
Reviewed by: Praveen Achary
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