A1 High Minded Man (Gerd Janson Deep House Mix)
B1 Silken Moon (Ft Nina Miranda) (Pete Herbert Mix)
B2 High Minded Man (Gerd Janson Deep House Dub)
Earthboogie’s debut album, Human Call, rightly earned praise on its release earlier in
the year, with listeners responding positively to its sticky and humid dancefloor fusions
of African and South American rhythms, chunky dub disco, retro-futurist house,
spacey analogue electronics and sun-kissed Balearica.
Hot on the heels of that release, Leng Records has sourced new remixes of two album
highlights – “High Minded Man” and “Silken Moon” – from Running Back label boss
Gerd Janson and synthesizer-wielding Balearic boogie stalwart Pete Herbert.
It’s Janson who steps up first, offering up two total overhauls of “High Minded Man”
that re-cast the undulating, Afro-fired original as a dreamy, drum machine-driven
chunks of vintage deep house goodness. Where Earthboogie’s album version bobbed
and weaved around horns and live bass, Janson’s Deep House Mix places the duo’s
original chanted vocals above a bouncy, polyrhythmic rhythm track, Larry Heard style
chords, Kwaito-esque electronic bleeps and a smooth, soul-stroking bassline. Janson’s
Deep House Dub, which strips out the vocal for a more sparse and ethereal listening
experience, is also included on the EP.
The EP’s other remix comes from sometime Reverso 68 member Pete Herbert, who
gets his mitts on previous single “Silken Moon”. While he retains some key elements
from Earthboogie’s original – specifically the vocals, Afro guitars and house stabs – he
naturally adds a little of his own rubbery electronic disco flavour via spacey synthesizer
flourishes and a massive electronic bassline that brilliantly tracks the rising and falling
movement of the main melody. It has the feel of a terrace anthem in the making.
A1 High Minded Man (Gerd Janson Deep House Mix)
B1 Silken Moon (Ft Nina Miranda) (Pete Herbert Mix)
B2 High Minded Man (Gerd Janson Deep House Dub)
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