The sixth album to come from the alter ego of occasional illustrated man
Dave Harrow
takes a step away from his bluesy
Straight from the Fridge
. Indeed, a move to Los Angeles in the early months of 2003 resulted in a veritably sun-drenched full-length, which slides back to his pre-breakbeat roots in its collision of tribal beats,
techno
dancefloor grunt, and standup bass. The opening
"Feel in Love"
sets the agenda, a heat haze of strolling percussion and offbeat bass, the vocals of
Harrow
's latest muse
E Luv
's vocals rising from the disc like a fog.
Techno
shudders through the album, but is far from an overriding influence, with a swing-time sway driving through
"Heart Beat"
and the smell of Cohibas rising over
"Doyoudo,"
with traces of
's
soundtrack
work for the cinema evident in the closing ambience of
"To Be Found."
Deeper, wider, smoother, sh*t
. ~ Kingsley Marshall