All u silkworms are in for a treat this time around, thanks to American dance duo Newbody. If they are indeed an L.A./Detroit duo as 100% Silk claims, that makes total sense, ‘cuz it captures some of the timeless Detroit-y vibe while going pedal-to-the-L.A.-metal as a late night cruise down an empty 101 (top down), as glamorous as your lover’s earrings hitting a neon light on the Sunset Strip. The track opens with that J-Dilla siren but that and a Detroit connection are about as far as the similarities go. Don’t know where to pin it genre-wise other than “House” x100, lil garage, and a few warbly hi(n)ts of acid tucked deep in the mix for good measure.
The variety of percussion sounds alone and creative use thereof makes this track a total killer. Add in a chugging, mutating bass line, above-the-clouds keys and cool-as-crystal vocal samples, and you got a track that contends with any of this fall’s heaviest hitters. Da bodies mix it up 100 different ways here without getting carried away glitching and twitching and kitsching until winding up with a track that only grooves on some theoretical post-structuralist level. If you have to quote Deleuze for your track review make sense, you probably can’t dance to it. Fuck outta here with your theory bro we’re on the dance floor!
Should I have done some research into Cromie & Sage Caswell? As a writer, yes. As a dancer, not necessarily. This release as a whole marks the fourth release for 100% Silk offshoot House of Silk, which right now is at the top of Papaya’s “Labels to Watch.” Only 150 pressed?!??!!??!!?? Grip it here ASAP!!!!! [Editor’s Note: Agreed, “WATCH” it carefully, as HOS003 is MIA, rn; What was the third House of Silk release??]
• Newbody: http://www.newbodymusic.com
• 100% Silk: http://www.listentosilk.com