V.A. Double Century: Part Two

Turning to Part B we open with a brilliant track with almost as good a title: Hamburglar from Luv Jam. This guy has been responsible for killer cuts on esteemed labels such as We Play House, Tsuba and Phonica White so we wanted in on the action and thankfully he indulged us. We absolutely love the raw simplicity of this track which bumps along just perfectly with not much more than a kick, clap and single note bass line to keep you grooving. Apart from the repeating piano stab hooking you in and sending people nuts when everything drops out in the break that is. Esa & Mervin Granger come next with the sublime deepness of Goema Heat. Esa’s proudly wearing his Cape Town roots on his sleeves on this one and as the title suggests, has come up with the perfect track to warm up any party worth it’s salts. We’re talking heavy on the percussion and tantalizing synth FX and a lovely tension which builds subtly before taking things up a gear after the breakdown when the bouncing bassline comes to the fore. It’s fare to say a Freerange release such as this wouldn’t be complete without a Manuel Tur contribution, so while we’ve been busy putting together his forthcoming Remix Retrospective LP we’re happy to say Manuel found the time to put together this gem entitled Laguenesie. And last but not least we have Kito Jempere with his track This Is Why We Do This featuring Detroit luminary Jerry The Cat. St. Petersburg native Kito drops serious heat on this raw and dubby club jam which we feel is probably as close to an ‘archetypal’ Freerange track as it’s possible to get so sums up this special release perfectly.