"Jody Wisternoff's Anjunadeep 05 Sampler" includes four choice tracks from the Bristolian's forthcoming mix on "Anjunadeep 05" including some brilliant production moments from the man himself.
First up, is Jody's moody and atmospheric take on Above & Beyond's "Alchemy" - featuring the ethereal vocals of Zoë Johnston. Wrapping a deep, Bristol bass groove and hypnotic pads around the familiar lyrics, Jody reconstructs the track as a musically rich, rave-edged deep house anthem.
Having debuted with the much-loved "Anything" and "Don't You Leave Me" release last year, London's Alfred Taylor returns to the label with the musical "Kuza". An upfront groover built for the dancefloor, "Kuza" brings together soulful vocal refrains, classy melodic touches and an infectious bass groove to devastating effect.
Continuing the deep bass theme, Skanna vs. Jody Wisternoff "This Way" sees Jody rework the cult classic jungle record from 1992 - "This Way" (originally by Skanna) - into a gorgeous upfront deep house cut. Maintaining the haunting vibes and elegant but edgy melodies of the original, Jody transforms the essence of the original brilliantly with a rich arrangement and rolling bassline.
Completing the package is Jody's reshape of Kahwe's "Driving Me Wild" - a track that picked up a 4/5 review on Resident Advisor earlier this year. Giving the track a fresh twist for his "Anjunadeep 05" mix, Jody adds layers of melodic texture and an energetic breakbeat to give the track an extra dimension - continuing his subtle junglist revival theme.
Dimitri Kechagias review: The most anticipated house compilation of the summer should be Anjunadeep vol.5 mixed by the label head James Grant and the legend Jody Wisternoff. For all the jocks out there lands on Anjunadeep the early taster of the compilation in the form of the superb sampler from the compilation including 4 must play gems. The melancholic Above & Beyond anthem Alchemy featuring Zoë Johnston is remixed by Jody himself and appears exclusively on this compilation. He proves how much talented this great artist is with a state of the art remix. He transforms the original into a 9 minutes plus hypnotic deep prog house journey with superb melodies, bubbly beats, deep haunting basslines and cool retro melodies. The vocal sounds even more mesmerising and absolutely hair raising so prepare yourself to fell in love with Alchemy once again. Alfred Taylor presents in this top compilation the awesome deep tech house chilly groover Kuza. The whole production is so mindblowing that will be hard to resist and not start nodding your head and then feeling the vibes from head to toe. Female vocals combined with spoken dark sexy male vocal in one unbelievable package of pure excellence. Dreamy, funky, calming and absolutely summery sounds perfect for Ibiza terraces. Third top track Skanna vs. Jody Wisternoff - "This Way" is another classy Jody production who retouches the classic This Way by Skanna in his own unique and stand out way. Deep tech house vibes, funky erotic rhythm, old school samples from the unforgettable original, piano chords here and there and relaxing mood creates a magnificent hypnotic atmosphere. Last but not least Kahwe's "Driving Me Wild" is remixed by Jody and you can only expect a high class breathtaking production. It starts with nice ambient intro and slowly builds into an upfront progressive meets tech house bubbler that will stuck in your mind for long after hearing it once. It recalls in a way the "Way Out West" heritage of Jody so I can see some smiles on many old school prog house heads out there. Highly recommended. Love iT!
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