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Posted: 11 Nov 2013 10:30 AM PST
On "Walk On In", Berlin producer Doc Daneeka goes for the jugular, creating a fierce house anthem that manages to retain gracefully poised even while hammering you into the ground. Enlisting fledgling Leeds producer Ratcatcher to add a palpably vintage feel to the track, the glazed synths, emulated vinyl imperfections and an elliptical percussive rhythm are all buried deep underneath thick effects that afford maximum clarity to the track's enormous hook, one that has been inescapable for anyone within touching distance to the likes of Ben UFO, Joy Orbison, and countless others this past summer.
From the strangled opening notes to the runaway momentum as the track tips over the precipice, the vocals are straight out of the Ce Ce Peniston textbook. The smokey, soulful adlibs that wash along of the surface of the filtersweep beneath give way to something much grander, serious diva material assuredly peacocking over the welting thump. As the gently shifting chords rise once more from the swamp, the titular refrain sounds less like a distant nag and more a dominant command, backed by a militant stomp and earthy bass as it struts off into the distance. Doc Daneeka: "Walk On In" [ft. Ratcatcher] on SoundCloud.  |
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