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NY disco doyen picks the tunes
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The Enemy Track by Track - April 2009
Back in the days of cassettes and Commodore 64s, compilations wielded the
power of taste-makers. Yet in a modern age where the internet has murdered
the middle man in the name of DIY discovery, you have to doubt the
potential, or point, of a mix such as ‘Sidetracked’. The first of a new
series by dance brand Renaissance, its purpose is apparently to show that
electronica artists can DJ. Hercules & Love Affair’s Andy Butler is the first curator, with a slick mix of obscure house and disco from past and present. Nothing especially groundbreaking here compared with compilations such as the Kitsuné Maison series, but listenable nonetheless.
Stephen Kelly
Click here to get your copy of 'Sidetracked: Hercules And Love Affair'
6 out of 10
power of taste-makers. Yet in a modern age where the internet has murdered
the middle man in the name of DIY discovery, you have to doubt the
potential, or point, of a mix such as ‘Sidetracked’. The first of a new
series by dance brand Renaissance, its purpose is apparently to show that
electronica artists can DJ. Hercules & Love Affair’s Andy Butler is the first curator, with a slick mix of obscure house and disco from past and present. Nothing especially groundbreaking here compared with compilations such as the Kitsuné Maison series, but listenable nonetheless.
Stephen Kelly
Click here to get your copy of 'Sidetracked: Hercules And Love Affair'
6 out of 10
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