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Delano SMITH/NORM TALLEY
Straight Up No Chaser (limited 2xLP)
Upstairs Asylum US
Cat: UAR 015. Rel: 18 Sep 23
Minimal House/Tech House
| Side 1 - Track 1. Norm Talley - Blak Bottom (unreleased edit) |
| Side 1 - Track 2. Norm Talley - The Flip |
| Side 2 - Track 1. Delano Smith - The Bassline |
| Side 2 - Track 2. Delano Smith - Travels 23 |
| Side 3 - Track 1. Norm Talley - ISO Vision |
| Side 3 - Track 2. Delano Smith - The Drive |
| Side 4 - Track 1. Norm Talley - Believe It |
| Side 4 - Track 2. Delano Smith - Remembrance |
Norm Talley returns to his Upstairs Asylum label alongside fellow US house pioneer Delano Smith for Straight Up No Chaser, an eight-track opus featuring four solo cuts each. Talley's gritty, dubbed-out, low-rolling house style is present and correct throughout with the loopy chords of 'Blak Bottom' getting things going, 'The Flip' getting more cavernous and aqueous and 'ISO Vision' leaning into dub techno. 'Believe It' is a soulful deep house looper, while Smith gets bubbly with 'The Bassline', lays down thumping kicks on 'Travels 23' and his trademark synth smears on 'The Drive' while 'Remembrance' is a heady dub house cut that locks you into a state of perfect hypnosis.