PATRICK GIBIN 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Verona-based Blend It boss and main resident at Roots Corte Radisi, Patrick Gibin dusts off his TwICE guise for a washed-out slice of spacey house music. Loose organic drums and cymbal-splashes create a very natural bedrock for the fluttering arpeggios, bulbous analogue bassline and Clara Hill's hazy, soft-focus vocals. For added spatial awareness Italian vibe maestro Volcov injects dynamic chasms into the blend with ghostly vocal echoes and hypnotic conga rolls before Gibin closes the show with the psychedelic escapade that is "Phanareega"; all Saunderson pads but King Britt drums, it pays homage to the deepest sources. TwICE as nice.

Review: Verona-based Patrick "Twice" Gibin is making a habit of collaborating with nu-jazz and broken beat veterans. Having previously joined forces with one-time Sonar Kollektiv regular Clara Hill, this E.P sees him acquire the services of killer keys-man Kaidi Tatham of Bugz In The Attic fame. The latter's smart, jazz-funk influenced riffs are all over the sweet, gently soulful and wonderfully positive deep house A-side "Lights Out", but can also be heard on the woozy, broken beat-goes-boogie flex of "High Flames". "Flash Burn", another musically rich, organic house groover - this time complete with what sound like eyes-closed guitar solos - completes an excellent package.