Title: Apron LP
Artist: Byron The Aquarius
Label: Apron
Cat Number: APRON 42
Genre: Deep House
1: Dr. Robotnik
2: Girls, Girls, Girls
3: Lets Go (Sunshine)
4: End Of Time
5: Fun, Fun, Fun (feat. Brandon Banks)
6: I Want To Go
7: Dr. Funk Yo Mind Faded
8: Astroton
I’ve seen this release variously referred to as an ‘EP’ and an ‘LP’. In view of the amount of music on it, LP would be more logical I reckon. Anyway, pedantry aside this is a great collection of syncopated, sun-drenched funk ambience which effortlessly and concisely manages to show of the artist’s obvious talent. It’s also a record that sits nicely in amongst Apron’s canon of dreamy, laid back, jazz-inflected analogue improvisation, with this particular offering being possibly the most stream-of-consciousness of the lot. Some of the tracks are beats held together by the most tenuous of connections: ‘I Want To Go’. Some of them are living in ecosystems built around their own spontaneity: ‘Dr Ronbonik’, ‘Dr. Funk Yo Mind Faded’, others exist in a universe of wooz: ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’, ‘End Of Time’. The most danceable, meanwhile, ‘Lets Go (Sunshine)’, would give Ron Trent more than a run for his money. There are two bonus digital tracks which serve up more goodness, with ‘If Only She Knew’ being an object lesson in understated, Latin-inflected elegance. All in all, a concise evocation of rhythm and dance driven by a love of keys and handclaps.
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