JA Edits レコード& CD

Review: A fresh re-edit series with a nostalgic, old-school house vibe, reportedly by a veteran producer with plenty of experience. A-side 'Take Me' sets the tone, with sparkling pianos, rave-inspired stabs and much-used vocal samples from a disco classic riding rolling house beats and a vintage, organ bassline. Over on side B, 'Never' is a fine, largely stripped-back style revision of a sequenced bassline propelled early house classic topped off with a superb female lead vocal, while 'Games' is a lightly dubbed-out tweak of a proto-house era gem that boasts a superbly squelchy bassline, echoing synth-pop lead vocals, effects-laden drum fills and warping electronic noises. In other words, all three cuts are guaranteed party-starters of the 'classy and well crafted' variety.