Label: Dealt With Records
Cat: DW 018
Format: Digital / Streaming
Genre: Deep House / Breakbeat
Release Date: 4th August 2023
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DJ Alone Again is somewhat of a musically inclined mystery. His diverse talent is evident for all to hear on his collective SoundCloud pages and live gigs and sets throughout New York and beyond. His love of music extends from; melodic 80s indie rock with his band Vain Pursuit – a band sounding like a mix between The War On Drugs and The Cure on the track ‚Be With You‘ and Lennon post-Beatles on ‚Good Friends‘. To the melodic, modern deep house – akin to Kaytranada – you’ll hear as his DJ Alone Again alias.
Ever the musical creative, DJ Alone Again treats his SoundCloud following to mixes, releases and underground edits. Mixes on the Housepedia and ALL2GTHR mix series‘. Releases such as his signature track ‚Soleil Violet‘ on the Siduri Records compilation ‚Where Are You Roaming 1‘ and also on Fantin Zoo Records. For both SoundCloud and Bandcamp followers, numerous underground edits are available that can be downloaded for free on the latter, such as ; Jorja Smith – Little Things (DJ Alone Again Edit), Kelela – Let It Go (DJ Alone Again Edit), Drake, Yebba – Yebba’s Heartbreak (DJ Alone Again Edit).
If this artist’s historic mixes, releases and edits are anything to go by…his next releases are must haves for fans of all that is good underground dance music.
Closer
A track that oozes cool from the first chord. Imagine a dark dancefloor, hints of distant coloured light, wisps of smoke slowly crossing your vision and then BAM! Crisp, live drums, a deep yet warm kick and the sharp snare – which is infact the edge of the snare drum being played – which accentuates the ‚crisp‘ feel. Fluctuating, reverberating chords set the audio stage for the main hook of the deep, phat, sub-bassline. Finally some peppered vocal samples that echo like a half-memory ‚Come closer baby….You’ve got me here all night‘
Lose Control
Vocals sampled from SWV – Rain (A Capella) and re-imagined. A track that harbours a breakbeat rhythm that is allowed space to breath – further highlighting the other delicate components of the track. DJ Alone Again’s ethereal chords form a dreamscape for his trademark voluptuous bassline. The subwoofer-friendly bass carries an almost upbeat melody. A track which is effortlessly deep yet intense, juxtaposed with soothing whooshes of pads from outer-space.
Lose Control
(Sonic Juncture Remix)
Sonic Juncture were handed the reigns and told ‚have at it‘. The result is a transformative piece of bass euphoria. The track has acid lines and 90’s-esque keys added with a driving breakbeat – who thought that was possible? Initially staying relatively true to the original, Sonic Juncture slowly implement their identity like a whopping sub-bass, layered with addictive flute melodies resulting in the track going from joyful breakbeat to peak-time dancefloor/muddy field rave track. It needs to be heard to be believed…
