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REVIEW: Dusky feat. Janai - It's Not Enough incl. remixes out on Anjunadeep


 
Dusky feat. Janai - It's Not Enough (Original Mix)
Dusky feat. Janai - It's Not Enough (Pezzner Mix)
Dusky feat. Janai - It's Not Enough (Pezzner Dub Mix)
Dusky feat. Janai - It's Not Enough (Rack N Ruin Remix)
Dusky feat. Janai - It's Not Enough(Dub mix)NEW
Dusky feat. Janai - It's Not Enough(Piano mix)NEW

With their debut single "Lost In You" getting support on Toddla T's BBC Radio 1 show and by DJs like US house godfather Tony Humphries, Dusky return with another piano house indebted groover - "It's Not Enough" (feat. Janai).

 The second single to be taken from their impressively diverse artist album "Stick By This", Dusky's "It's Not Enough" blends Janai's enrapturing vocals with classic house sensibilities and a rich, organic musicality. A perfect fit for both 2am dancefloor and lazy home listening, "It's Not Enough" is another sharp statement from the diverse Dusky duo.

Fresh from releasing his recent "One More EP" on Crosstown Rebels off-shoot RebelLion, the multi-talented house producer Pezzner contributes a gloriously intricate, trippy and melodic rework that takes Janai's vocals into another, more haunting, dimension entirely. A complex reshaping that not only demands, but rewards, repeated listens, it is also included in dub format.

Finally, RackNRuin's remix rounds off the package with his heavy-hitting carnival bass blast of bashy, speed garage-esque rowdiness.



Dimitri Kechagias review: Dusky's  second single from their forthcoming album Sticky by This is another example of how good this album is going to be for those who like soulful music with strong melodies and most importantly heartfelt lyrics and superb vocals. In the age of overproduced music with the latest means of technology Duksy sound so simple, honest  and pure by going back to basics.  Janai's  performance in particular,  once again is so classy that recalls great voices of soul music. The whole production of the track has a live like feeling and the jazzy undertones sounds like offering a  refreshing approach to reinvent  older music styles. Pezzner remix is stunning and very impressive as he manage to compose something totally new in my ears that will  be difficult to compartmentalize under a certain existing category. Its very electronic with   blippy melodies that   loosely can be  called house but in a very new loungy chilled experimental  way. Janai' vocals standing out in this remix but in this case you feel that the vocals is  another instrument for the composer rather than being an integral part of the track. Last but not least Rack N Ruin offer the more bouncy  remix that is pumpy tribal tech house with plenty of effects upon the vocal  and great use in the breakdown of that arp riff that adds melancholy and nostalgia that quickly dissapear when the dark twisted tribal beat is back. Its pure class, its pure genius, Its pure Anjunadeep beauty.


Dusky's latest single "It's Not Enough" is taken from their debut artist album on Anjunadeep "Stick By This", which has already been described as "an intoxicating album, full of life and flashes of brilliance" by DJ Magazine.


Complimenting the original package, this second package includes the Dub Mix, Radio Edit and Piano Mix - catering for both the clubs and the airwaves.


Adding a hooky uplifting piano and a finger snapping groove, the Piano Mix is full of the melodic touch and musicality that that the Dusky boys are known for - with Janai's vocals riding the rhythms perfectly. The Dub Mix strips away the vocals, leaving Dusky's warm grooves to do the talking. Also included in the package is the Radio Edit.


 Dimitri Kechagias review: Dusky became slowly one of my favorite electronic dance music projects because of the simplicity, honesty and truthfullness of their music. You can sense while you listen to them the creative flair of the musician who respects the past but  pass all this knowledge and influences through  the new sound engineering technologies. It's Not Enough is simple and powerful with certain balearic flair too.  Anjunadeep extends the pleasure of the original release with a new package including some very good alternative versions. Dub mix caters for those who wish to enjoy the dynamics of the beautiful sounds minor Janai voice that in my opinion is the heart and soul of the track. Piano mix as the name suggests is more tribalish progressive house version with additional piano riffs and bubbly beats to send the whole production to another level. Im sure that progressive house jocks will love this. Dusky latest single and album is perfect to Stick with and escape in its sonic environment for hours.  


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