Never Complain EP [full colour sleeve / blue vinyl]
- Record label
- Lost Palms
- Catalog Number
- PALMS038
- Release Date
- March 12th 2021
- Genres
Tracks
| play | pos | title | artists | duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | I Was There | |||
| A2 | Very Funky, Very Soulful | |||
| A3 | Never Complain | |||
| B1 | Bouncing Back | |||
| B2 | Keep This Sound Going | |||
| B3 | Feelings - Xdeep mix | |||
| B4 | Le Ciel |
Shall Not Fade sub-label Lost Palms welcomes DJ Psychiatre (Sylvain Creton) to its cadre for an extended EP of hypnotic house, following on from his stellar contribution to Shall Not Fade's 5 Years compilation. The enigmatic French producer has always let his music speak for itself, and on Never Complain he cures lockdown blues with a collection of tracks that are uplifting and carefree. DJ Psychiatre channels classic deep house and laid back, sultry vibes across the record. "I Was There" is built around a funky bassline but isn't overstated, tempting the listener in with swirling synths. In contrast, "Very Funky, Very Soulful" is exactly that: a grooving number that gets your hips moving. Genre-hopping, Creton then presents us with a rigid techy number in "Never Complain", still making way for some dusty soulful chords in a callback to his lofi roots. On the B-side, "Bouncing Back" ups the tempo - pacey and danceable hard-hitting house. "Keep This Sound Going" is a swinging piece, somewhere between lounge jazz and house music for the early hours, and there's some old-school deep tech stylisation in the infectious bassline of "Feelings - Xdeep mix". Seductive whispers that tempt the dancer give way to a syncopated rhythm and funky, slapping bass in the record's climax, "Le Ciel". With an elongated 303-laden outro, it's as if Creton doesn't want the music to end - and neither do we.