The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer’s fancy.
Track of the week: ‘Troglodytes’ by Julio Bashmore
TUNE! That’s what this is. Bashmore does it again with this fabulous track, which I would happily fit into any set (well…). It’s got these fab, masculine talking vocals, which is very house. I believe there is something like that male vocals have to talk and female (or feminine) vocals have to sing and that they are the ones that bring all the emotions to songs. Not only the vocals are great though, that sound is really catchy and not just that same old same old beat or anything. It is that mixture of the beat, the lighter instrumental sounds, and then those masculine vocals which make it work. And work it does. If you want a quick peak on what this song is all about, just listen from 4:00 to 4:30, which gives a good indication of the contrast that I like so much. First almost nothing but that talky voice speaking of a time where there was nothing but primal instincts (cavemen, troglodytes!), and then the beat comes along with that light sound which makes it shine. The combination that Bashmore finds is just a really nice one, it just fits his house vibe, which the Jimmy Castor version isn’t exactly. But as said, it just fits, Julio surely heard that right. … Continue Reading
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