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This rather new label has surprised me with its quality. Habersham have created something of extremly high quality, with that underground bouncy feel that I, personally, crave within tracks. Included in this review is a 3 Min sound sample so you can hear it for yourself. Read On...
Side A. Sometimes I Dream (original)
Side B. Sometimes I Dream (dub)
Written and Produced by Damon Fonooni (a.k.a. Habersham)
The United States is currently spawning some of the finest young club producers in the world. Habersham is playing a major part within this circle of production talent. Habersham's original works have received acclaim from the likes of John Digweed, Craig Richards, Saeed and Palash, Danny Howells, Sander Kleinenberg, (MV/Envy), Chris Fortier, Tim Skinner, Jimmy Van M, Koma and Bones, Hector Romero, and Phil K who chose to license Hab's "Mister Cool" single, to his Balance 004 compilation, not to mention featuring another of Hab's tracks on his guest mix for John Digweed's Kiss FM show in December of 2002. His recent release of "Rhetorical Question" (compiled by Habersham and his studio partner numinous) sold out on the shelves of ReleaseRecords.com in under two hours of it being released.
Sometimes I dream is being cained by many of the worlds top dj's and was charted on the prestigious balance promote group charts for 7 weeks in a row, hitting it’s high point of #7 in the third week. It has been released in the Europe as of mid October and will be released in the United States in early November. In regards to European sales, “Sometimes I dream” is currently Intergrooves 8th top selling piece of vinyl as well as the 8th best seller for Massive Records (uk).
This release has a diversity that reaches many genre's of the buyer as it touches on its housy, breaky, techy, and progressive feel. The A side "Sometimes I dream (original)" is a peak time progressive stormer which is sure to move any dance floor. Consisting of a hard-hitting kick, strong bass line, and short vocal layering throughout. The B-side "Sometimes I dream (dub)" has a much more tech house feel with sweet synth layers, a techy/breaky influence, a strong bass line, and a vocal dub layered throughout. Acute has received a very positive response from everyone who has touched this promo, from a wide variety of dj's who each have there own distinct sound. An excellent and eagerly awaited release on Acute, Habershams "Sometimes I dream" is sure to be a hit with a wide variety of dj's on a global level.
The [i:Vibes] Review:
Side A. Sometimes I Dream [Original]
We begin with the kick alone which is extremly nice kick, it makes you feel that a nice progressive and dark track is on its way. Perfectly paced, we begin to hear new elements being introduced, with a sort-of tribally sound. The percussions which are introduced just make you want to move, mixed along with the percussions you have a vocal which sounds good with the rest. After the intro we feel the rough bass rip the bass end from our speakers. Leading us into the breakdown we have that empty feeling which lasts for a short time, finally leading us back into the perc, kick bass and other elements. Overall a simpler track, but this track doesnt need to be complex, it does it for me as it is.
Side B. Sometimes I Dream [Dub]
This mix if my favourite from the two, beginning off with delicate percussions which are very nice to listen to. A less rough bassline is used in this mix, alternating for a more funky 'vibe' feeling. I find that the vocal has been used a little more in this track, im not quite sure why its called the dub mix. The sounds in this track are slightly more 'dreamy' than the A-Side, but after the first breakdown we are introduced to a dreamy synth sounds along with a nice groovy percussion and kicks. From the two tracks its defficult to choose between them, both are of high quality but I would choose the B-Side as its more my style.
Conclusion:
This company has a lot of potential, with artists producing like these I can see them becoming more popular in the future.
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