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After several very successful releases on Gigolo Records and Tiga's Turbo label, Swiss producer Daze, A.K.A. Plastique De Reve, unleashes a 12-inch on Death From Abroad that has the potential to be a future classic. This time he leaves behind the dark, EBM-influenced attitude and goes deeper on one side of the record, while showing his fun-loving, tongue-in-cheek approach on the flip. Daze touches base with his Chi-House and Acid roots on the A-side, serving a true gem of deep Acid-House with "Lost in the City," featuring a captivating vocal performance by 18-year-old talent Ghostape. Even though the track at first listen seems to be relaxed, on the dancefloor it unveils its pure energy and effective dynamics. Sub-bass notes peek out from behind the extremely hooky main 303 sequence, and hi-hats placed with surgical precision give "Lost in the City" an irresistible groove. When the vocals and strings kick in, it transcends instant floor filler to become a classic pop song. "Resist," on the B-side, toys with ghetto-tech cliches, delivering a steamroller-like groove at 138 BPM able to get any peaktime dancefloor to ecstatic heights. Featuring wacky cheering routines by The Radical Cheerleaders, a group of anti-globalization girls who tour stadiums in the US and Canada, the track is nonstop fireworks of galloping bass, brass samples, twisted acid, and euphoric vocal tracks. |
