NICOLA CRUZ 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Nicola Cruz's 'Hybridism' is the subject of this heavy hitting remix EP on Multi Culti, and it kicks off with Hivern Discs boss John Talbot. His take on 'Naeku' is tribal and steamy as it meanders through a jungle with mystic chords and pads. 'Third Eye Dub' (Azu Tiwaline remix) is as rhythmically inventive as you would expect of the artist and in the hands of Aunt Flo, 'Aima' is a fresh afro rhythm with watery effects. The in house team then serve up a so-called 'micro dub' of Naeku for more darkened dance floors in the middle of the night.

Review: When it comes to hybrid blends of intoxicating world music sounds and contemporary dancefloor rhythms, few producers are quite as accomplished as Nicola Cruz. He's at it again on "Hybridism", the Equador-based Frenchman's first EP for Multi-Culti for almost three years. Opener "Aima" sets the tone, with Cruz wrapping lilting synth lines, weirdo electronics and chanted vocals around a bubbling electronic groove, while "Naeku" makes the most of echo-laden drums, what sounds like an African children's choir and faintly foreboding acid lines. "Drom Tradisie" is an exercise in trippy sounds and layered percussion, "Third Eye Dub" is a darker and moodier slab of techno-exotica and "Kawe's Dream" is a blissful blast of clarinet-sporting musical positivity.