Cat: SMALLVILLECD 05. Rel: 25 Jun 12
Deep House
Track 1. When It's There |
Track 2. Move With Your Vision |
Track 3. Down Over Me |
Track 4. And You & You |
Track 5. Black Ice |
Track 6. Beauclair |
Track 7. The Loon's Groove |
Track 8. Salty Days |
Track 9. Say What You Want To Say |
Even by the standards of nerd-friendly underground deep house, Germany's Smallpeople work slowly. This debut album has been three years in the making, during which time they've released just a handful of 12" singles. Like much of their previous output, Salty Days is very deep; in fact, some of the tracks are so understated they'd be greeted by whispers on the dancefloor. There are more uptempo moments, of course - see the fluid snappiness of "Down With Your Vision" or mildly sweaty "Beauclair" - but the overall mood is intoxicatingly deep and atmospheric. In truth, it's all the better for it. You see, at times Salty Days is mesmerizing.