Luke Fair Bedrock Original Series 0.3

Published Aug 01, 2005
Similar to the first Bedrock OS by Fairs touring and production partner, Desyn Masiello this is the future by way of nostalgia from the Canadian DJ/producer. And while the retro tech-y/house side of the OS series is a fair stretch from the usual big room Bedrock sound bear in mind this is John Digweeds label its not really until the first big breakdowns a third of the way in that it becomes familiar. In a way its a shame to not draw a hard and fast line between where Bedrock has been epic progressive house, albeit tastefully done and where it wants to go, but thats not to say the disc is a failure. Times have changed, so anyone looking for the "start ambient/finish epic formula will be best advised to try elsewhere, even if the breakdowns do go on a bit. Mongoose 1s "Synth Song kicks the disc into gear with a repetitive house-y vocal sample and builds a hypnotic building groove. Skylark gives us the piano, strings and acid track "When in Rome and following this is the similarly string-laden, and similarly good, "La Serenissima. "Closer Waves by Lifelike is a classy way to go out, and to these ears, reminiscent of the genius final track on Digweeds Fabric 20. A solid mix from the cutting edge in 2005.
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