Original Not Crispy - Detroit's Filthiest (Casa Voyager)

 

Title: Original Not Crispy

Artist: Detroit’s Filthiest

Label: Casa Voyager

Cat Number: TWR05

Genre: Electro

 

A1: Hands Behind Your Back

A2: Undefeated

B1: Hot Cheetos

B2: Blaxploitation

C1: Dis N Dat

C2: Let Em Burn

D1: Legend In The Hood

D2: Late Night Soiree

 

It’s not everyone’s cup of tea and sometimes borders on cheese territory, but the booty shaking brand of electro that Detroit’s Filthiest push on the helpless masses is as vital as any other more rarified facet of the genre. Sirens, call and response and a banging bass are the three components that make ‘Hands Behind Your Back’ swing. All they’re doing is repeating what the cops have said to them countless times and, in these troubled times, with more resonance. ‘Undefeated’ is proto drum and bass with analogue squelches and is on a mission. ‘Hot Cheetos’ is a low riding funky ode to crisps (BrE), chips (AmE). It’s ridiculously good and deceptively sophisticated. ‘Blaxploitation’ plays with breaks and blends them with Philly soul to create a parallel world where Curtis Mayfield is DJing at an early seventies version of the Blue Note. ‘Dis N Dat’ relies on a tight synthetic syncopation to propel it, likewise ‘Let Em Burn’, but at a higher frequency. ‘Legend In The Hood’ is a minimal, cheek popping repetitive masterpiece, while ‘Late Night Soiree’ is a fragile, tropical, nighttime drive of a tune. Simplicity and authenticity reign on this release, which is why it’s so good.