GIVE IT UP (MARK SEVEN PARKWAY MIXES)
12 Inch
Every now and then, a record comes along…this is one of those occasions. BUT...it is not any old record, it is a new one. Specifically, the new 12Inch single from Sundown Drive, brought to you by Mind Fair and Rogue Cat Sounds. Moving on from the body and soul that embodied their first trip, SD transcend you to the annals of deep clubland and melodically twist your heart strings with an early morning flutter and a tantric tension. The meandering-yet-purposeful piano finding its feet later in the proceedings this time, but rising to full effect, leaving only the dub to knock us sideways into a beautifully-simplistic dark alley of spring reverbs, synthesized prophecy and the voices in ya head telling you to give it up.
What makes this trip an extra special journey, though, are the two wonderful reworks fresh from Scandinavian climes, courtesy of Mark Seven and his burgeoning Parkway project. The lo-fi mix nasties up the affair, as the title suggests, to a fine 'Captain Rapp-esque' snap, relying on dirty drums, a smattering of the keys and lush, haunting pads. Finally the Parkway dub is sure to do damage, simmering slowly with echo-beats, a loop of the piano chords, reversed cymbals, subtle strings...and all before he drops a killer b-line which then carries the groove from there forward, slowly unleashing more strings until eventually, and to perfect effect, letting go of the piano to round up a killer 12Inch.