derek vincent smith - finally movingthis colorado producer takes mood music to the next level. wanna throw your hands in the air? take a drive through the desert? tell someone how they make you feel? throw this on for size. smith has put his double length filling up the city skies up for download on his website. here he takes electonic music to the next level, sampling riffs, blips and vocals transcending vintage soul to current hip hop... part 1 is smith's self-styled "organic downtempo" autobiography. part 2, worthy of some major rump-shaking action, is what he plays at his live shows. don't take any of this lightly. smith is a mastermind of sound.
he ties up part 2 with a remix of finally moving, a track that he opens with the deep, velvety souldarling etta james introducing something's gotta hold on me... then comes an electrosonic ride complete with video game sounds, broken violin beats, thumping bass and vintage guitar riffs à la hendrix. the skies clear for a moment when etta returns rippling over a flourish of piano keys. just barely long enough to catch your breath before hopping back on the soundwave...
i get a good feeling... and i don't wanna get off.
pretty lights - finally moving (remixed):
related to this:
- up, bustle & out - all out king
- four tet - as serious as your life
- yonderboi - riders on the storm / pink solidism
- the blow - the love that i crave (strategy's strata club mix)
if you like what you hear, give a nod to smith... he's continously sharing his brilliance.
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