- 12inch
Mute
Direct Cuts (Redux) (re-edited by Gerd Janson)
Running Back
- Cat No: rb002.1
- 2024-03-17
Gerd JansonとglanceのThorsten Scheuの二人で立ち上げた〈Running Back〉のセカンドリリースとしてリリースされた2003年のMUTE「Direct Cuts」がGerd Janson)のエディットで再発。
Re-issue of a Running Back classic. Originally released in 2003 as the the second outing of the label, it is still a remarkable release in the catalogue. Now, carefully rescued from the original DAT tapes, re-edited by Gerd Janson and remastered by Lopazz, it’s available again in a clear and present portraiture of its original intent.
Conceived by the rather elusive Mute, the Direct Cuts are a master class in heartfelt and understated timeless deep house. Influenced in equal parts by the still towering Prescription Underground and the New York singularity that was a young Bobby Konders, Mute managed to create a sound of his own. Marked by live arrangements, bedroom studio aesthetics, a love for dub music and a tempo that was more boogie than techno, it has not lost an inch of its charm. A proposition that probably led Leon Vynehall to pick the hypnotic Never for his Fabric mix. Along with Ocha, Direct Cut and Bensono, Mute proves that iteration does not necessarily mates with deadly dullness.
Conceived by the rather elusive Mute, the Direct Cuts are a master class in heartfelt and understated timeless deep house. Influenced in equal parts by the still towering Prescription Underground and the New York singularity that was a young Bobby Konders, Mute managed to create a sound of his own. Marked by live arrangements, bedroom studio aesthetics, a love for dub music and a tempo that was more boogie than techno, it has not lost an inch of its charm. A proposition that probably led Leon Vynehall to pick the hypnotic Never for his Fabric mix. Along with Ocha, Direct Cut and Bensono, Mute proves that iteration does not necessarily mates with deadly dullness.
Running Back初期の名作を、Gerd Jansonが現在のフロア仕様にエディット、Lopazzのリマスターで再リリース。ファットなボトムの厚みのあるグルーヴ、ワイルドピッチを思わせるような持続オンと、ダビーなシンセリフの「Ocha」。A2のパーカッションビートのカットアップ、スクリームするヴォイスサンプルの「Never」は、Leon Vynehall がFabricに提供したミックスでも使用されています。Prescription(Ron Trent+Chez Damier)やハウス時代のBobby Kondersなどに影響を受けていたという４曲。ルーディーなベースライン、クラウトロックなどの感覚とレイヴ、ダンスミュージックが出会っているともいえると、思いました。 (サイトウ)