heard this one after buying hospital record's "out patients 2" double vinyl set that was purchased a few years ago along with jody watley's "saturday night experience" and jtq's "get down on the floor". i didn't really know many of the tracks on the compilation but it contained cuts from swell session (and anyone who've read the blog knows that i'm a big fan of andreas saag), jazztronik and yukihiro fukutomi amongst others.
basically it was a done deal and when i finally listened to the records i took a big liking towards "hear my people". from the get-go with a really bumping groove and nice melodic stabs, it was easy to like. when the bassline comes after the first drop it's a pleasure to the ears. it's so warped but smooth and since the drums are sort of cut off in the lower end, it's given a whole load of room for the impact.
loretta haywood's vocals are a nice touch as well and they remind me a bit of corrina joseph or celetia martin. i think the accents and adlibs are the best parts as they reflect well with the other musical elements. like the occasional horn blares and hits that tim landslide is brilliant at working in, as andreas saag wrotes in his notes about when he collaborated with landlide for "had it comin'" on "swell communications".
"hear my people" has those nice crazy broken beat meets garage stylings but with a deeply rooted house mentality and makes it's easy to work in sets.
buy here (hospital records webshop)
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