Cinco is covered with photos of beautiful people loving each others company, and when you hear the music, you start to understand why. New York and North Eastern house at its finest, though not exclusively so, as many of the artists featured are coming out of the West coast (like Kemal and Justin Martin). First track "The Melody (produced by Francesco Tristano and remixed by Carl Craig) brilliantly opens up the album with a Charlie Brown-style piano air. Louie Vegas 2008 remix of diva Ultra Natés 2001 release "Twisted shows the staying power of melodies in house music not only does it bring back a great track that didnt get enough air on release, it uses a classic sample from 1982s "The Message. "Here To Stay by Soni is a super-fresh song thats uplifting, invigorating and inspiring. This record shows work by Torontos Nick Holder and so many others. This is house music, deep and sweet.
(Tommy Boy)Nicolas Matar & Willie Graff / Various
Cinco
BY Sarah FergusonPublished Jul 23, 2008