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First Touch – First Touch LP

0 Comments 12 March 2009

First Touch – First Touch LP

Straight out of Germany, the long awaited First Touch debut longplayer is finally here. During a creative period of almost two years and several unexpected breaks and ups and downs, the two band members nanthara and jelly put all strength together and selected ten fine boogie tunes to please your thirst for authentic true 80′s funk’n'disco grooves. Officially released on the 28th Feb 2009 on their own homebase label Highsteppin records.

The tunes were completely mastered by Reeno at spazzoid studios nyc. The group’s first release got a great approach that hints at more sophisticated soul styles, but which is still firmly in charge of those bass-driven grooves that made the late 70ies disco, early 80ies funk years so fascinating to funkheads all around the world. Originality is the ruler of the set, and most tracks here vamp around in a very smooth modern soul style of groove. Lots of chord progressions jumping around irresistible rhythms, a reduced but effective ensemble arrangement style, and not to mention an armada of synthesizers help keep things clean and mean.

From the smooth midtempo tune ‘all because of you’ to the more uplifting gem ‘it’s yours’, you can’t help but smile. Groove & move to the debut lp from this Germany/Mannheim based funk group, delivering a long lost goodtimesfeel along with the side-dishes of boogie and modern soul. Read about the guys involved and download the complete album for free here, what do you say…

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Wes - who has written 28 posts on cutlooseclub.com.

Having long outgrown his affinity for all things Mousse T and the constraints of Rochdale's finest dancing establishments, Wes has developed impeccable taste and a fine ear for some of the best things in life: House, disco, techno, soul, funk and anything else with a common, underlying theme of being very good. In recent years, Wes has peered over the mixer whilst playing at both the Redlight and a string of Naive Melody parties at Sankeys, keeping the heads firmly nodding and the feet moving in support of the likes of Detroit don Carl Craig, Chicago heavyweight DJ Sneak and Parisian producer I:Cube. More recently, between cultivating the most feeble attempt at ginger designer stubble this side of Prince Harry, Wes has kept the turntables warm at Cutloose parties for, amongst others, Theo Parrish, Metro Area and Mark Seven; fulfilling his adulthood dreams in the process. His childhood dream of being able to scratch 5'6" into his door frame remains a dream.

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