Ike

“Lost 4 Trax Ep”

PHP042 scanZoom inLabelPhilpot
Cat. No.PHP042
FormatEXCL12"K
Orders fromThu, 29 Oct 2009
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Review

COLOURED VINYL! IKE delivers his second release on Philpot Records after the infamous “Pressin On” EP (PHP031) which was massively played out by DJ Koze, Laurent Garnier a.o… Not losing the thread IKE strikes again with his special mixture of raw Funk and classy House-Music. All tracks on this 12inch are lost & found tracks from IKEs 4-track reels, so please excuse the somewhat ruff textures… More of this will come soon via Philpot! “Thanks for purchasing a real copy!”

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De:Bug #139 01/02 2010: “Gangsterpiano und -groove, Bongos, die mal nicht aus der Hippieecke kommen, sondern dem Funk perfekt passen und auch auf der Rückseite ein Soulkillertrack nach dem anderen. Eine Platte, bei der man längst vergessen hat, House in irgendetwas anderes einzuteilen, sondern einfach weiß, dass die Welt sich um genau diesen Sound dreht und das schon seit einem halben Jahrhundert. Bleed ”

Groove #122 01/02 2010: “Philpot hat einen guten Lauf. Auch die aktuelle Nummer, Ikes zweite Veröffentlichung auf dem Label, federt mit mächtigen Drumpatterns, perfekt gesetzten Gesangsfragmenten und einem unfassbar tight gepackten Pianoloop derart unbefangen durch den Unterleib, dass einem die Moleküle von ganz allein in Bewegung geraten. Hitzewallungen, unkontrollierte Dopamin-Ausschüttung und das Bedürfnis nach Körperkontakt sind die unvermeidliche Konsequenz, die auch die beiden Tracks der B-Seite nicht abzumildern gewillt sind. Selten wurde so verdammt sexy auf den Knien gerutscht und um Vergebung gebeten. Chicago-Funk, wie die Welt ihn braucht. TEM ”

philip sherburne: “very very nice. groovy, surprising, *musical*. a breath of fresh air!”

RA (Resident Advisor Ltd. / UK: “You don't need much help to understand where tracks from Ike's newest EP for Soulphiction's Philpot label might go in a set. Just listen to the label head's recent RA podcast, in which he unleashed two of the three tunes to devastating effect. "Free to Fly," with moody strings and a surprisingly bumping second half kicked Michel Baumann's mix into high gear, a rare tune that acts as a perfect transition piece. "Doc's Edit," meanwhile, starts with a goof on the record business, and gets even goofier with a vocal sample—"ohpleaseohpleaseohpLEASE, justgivemeonemorechancenow"—that successfully skirts the line between annoying and addictive ably. With a crowd primed for a bit of novelty, this one will likely be a highlight of the night. The only track that Soulphiction didn't use? It's perhaps the most versatile one here: "Diskadenz," A mid-tempo groover with a piano that stays in the picture nearly the entire way through. Ike gives it enough tweaks that it stays interesting, and enough room that its potential as a tool is immediately obvious. In fact, the only question that remains after listening to this is a simple one: With little online presence to speak of and a name that will frustrate the casual google, who the hell is this person? Dan Hartner ”

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