Various Artists - New Blood From The Block Vol.1

Album description

Artist: V/A
Title: New Blood From The Block Vol.1
Label: SSOH

Tracklisting:
1) The Deepshakerz & Dario D'Attis - Attitude
2) Francesco Tarantini - Django
3) Loris Conte - Tonight
4) soDDa - Chamelle
5) Greg Delon ft. Mister K - My Funk Hole

Claude Monnet's SSOH imprint has delivered various high-points since it was first conceived by the man himself way back in 1995. And to that list you now can add the label's latest release, the wonderfully refined sounds of ''New Blood From The Block" ; a 5-track EP that showcases - with some distinction - the recent movers and shakers behind the Parisian label. NBFTB is a brand new V/A series, whereby the label head sets out to showcase myriad genres and new talents from all around the world.

First up on the heavyweight offering is the The Deepshakerz & Dario D'Attis, who team up for the quite exceptional ''Attitude''. The former, of course, have history on other seminal imprints such as Kling Klong and Intacto, and it's with good reason too: if it's catchy house music with a certain ahem, 'attitude', you're after, this one is sure to tick the boxes with some aplomb. The bassline drags the listener kicking and screaming towards the floor, while the female vocal serves to add a sense of heightened, urban atmosphere to the table. A heady start to an offering that never lets its guarddown throughout.

Francesco Tarantini's ''Django'' arrives hot on the heels of the latter. The Italian producer has proved a key figure in the SSOH story lately, with the likes of ''Antitesi'' and ''Neapolis'' bringing both himself and the label to a whole new audience. ''Django'' initially makes a subtle impression, before it explodes into a kaleidoscope of colour that calls on everything from chiming bells to cosmic synths to a party-starting bassline. Once again, Tarantini has brought his A-game to proceedings... Loris Conte's ''Tonight'' then pairs a 90s house aesthetic with a muffled vocal, and the result a track that's notable for its dancefloor decisiveness. Berlin duo SoDDa's ''Chamelle'' begs comparison to the sophisticated, classic-leaning Sebo K tracks of old, and much like the concluding number, Greg Delon & Mister K's ''My Funk Hole'', it's a track that's found an apt home on a Parisian label renowned for its high-end house trappings. Based on this evidence, the future of SSOH is certainly in good hands.

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