DJ Spinn - Man I Do It

Planet Mu up the game once more with their footwork crusade in 2011 with this excellent EP from one of the scene's top producers, DJ Spinn, showing off his versatile styles across six tracks. ‘Man I Do It’ is also joint release with Chrissy Murderbot's Loose Squares label, marking the start of a new Chicago-based but internationally-minded imprint dedicated to forward-facing footwork, jit and juke-house sounds. A footwork originator, Spinn started off as a dancer for the House-O-Matics crew in the mid-90s before following with DJing and production, working up to his current status as one of the scene’s most important figures. The EP mixes styles and sample sources to create a listenable but frenetic blend of tracks, from the more classic chanting juke of 'Fall Back', to the futuristic hip hop infused tracks like 'Studio' with its shimmering R&B sample and keys that remind the listener of classic jungle, to the off-key synths and vocoder of 'Man I Do It', which repeats and loops vocal phrases. The EP also includes the strangely relaxed 'I Really Feel', which subtly builds emotional soul strings and looped vocal samples into a barely-there melody, while 'U Don't Need' and 'Lol' chop up 70s soul ballads into jagged, cubist shapes.

Tracklisting:

A1. U Don't Need   A2. I Really Feel   A3. Studio   B1. Fall Back   B2. Man I Do It   B3. Lol

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