AMY DABBS 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Rarely do garage and jungle ever hear any kind of fusion, but more than several perfect examples can be heard on this latest collab EP between Amy Dabbs and Coco Bryce. The second in their collaborative 'Slightly Involved' series, in which they set out to interpret each other's tracks and production techniques, the likes of 'Decipher' and 'Lust Issues' immediately pique the ears as sweet, engaging fidgeters, not backing down from the emotive swing endemic to the former genre while also playing up the pace of the latter. The A-side's listless synthetic pangs are matched in vibe by the B's comparatively by-the-book, dreamatic dolphinny junglisms, with 'Banshee' going ham on the slice-ups and 'Still You See' oscillating between string-laden suspense and light, downtown sunday-midafternoon breaks.

Review: Shall Not Fade has a huge impact on the underground thanks to its consistently high rate of high-quality output across various different house styles. Amy Dabbs brings the goods this time with the gorgeously warm melodic patterns of 'Dandelion Theory' fizzing away over classic US house beats. 'Blow My Mind' is another silky deep house jam with vocalist of the moment Eliza Rose then 'Feel It' gets more steamy and intense with its impassioned vocals throwing it back next to hands-in-the-air pianos. 'The Bobcat Special' is another balmy one with carefree grooves and 90s melodies. A fine, feel good EP.