Monday, 22 February 2010

Amir's "Uneasy Listening" EP out now in vinyl!



Amir, AKA Rimah Khalouf, has been bubbling under on the house fraternity for a couple of years, and with a slew of stella releases for high profile labels such as Nick Curly’s 8Bit, Trapez, Great Stuff Recordings and bouq, he debuts for NRK with a cheeky 3 track EP. "Uneasy Listening" EP is out now on 12" vinyl, and will be available as a digital download on Beatport as from 1st March, with all other digital sites to follow a few weeks later.

“Narrativity” is a funky, bass driven workout with some frenetic percussion and shuffling groove, and is backed up on this release by a Justin Drake remix. “Drakey” is no stranger to the NRK label, being one half of house ‘legends’ Peace Division, who recorded for NRK many times over the years. Justin delivers a murky yet swinging remix, holding down some strings for a bit of drama.

“Anekdote” on the flip is a stripped back percussive track, not too dissimilar to that old Derrick Carter style from back in the day, with assorted vox clips, heavy stabs and teasing FX easing the track along. Perfect deep, jackin house.

DJ support;

Paul Woolford (Intimacy) - "Anekdote" is fuckin killer and I'll be playing loads.
Johnny D (Oslo) - I like the rhythms here
Rocky (X-Press 2) - Drake remix is for me
Timo Maas - "Narrativity" is very cool
Luke Solomon (Freaks) - Justin's mix is killer
Stacey Pullen (Transmat) - "Narrativity" is da bomb!
Dylan Hermelijn (2000 and One) - Great Justin Drake mix
Holgar Behn (H.O.S.H.) - Justin Drake is the master of swing and groove! He does it again. Great and will play and support.
Franck Roger (Real Tone) - I love "Anekdote", Blue Cucuracha style!
Dave Mothersole (Ministry Of Sound) - "Anekdote" is a cool track
Nils Nurnberg (8-Bit) - Wow, both original mixes are great, definately in my box! Timeless deep groovers.
Anja Schneider (Mobilee) - Justin Drake mix is very sexy!
Matthias Vogt (Motorcitysoul) - Another strong release from NRK
Alex Tepper (Drumcode) - Great release, will play all tracks.
James Teej (Rekids) - Liking the Justin Drake mix and "Anekdote", got a dope roll to it
Burnski (Back To Basics) - Justin Drake mix is nice and dubby
Stuart Geddes (Mulletover) - Justin's mix is cool
Robert Owens - Very nice vibes

Purchase 12" vinyl from NRK webshop

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