Total Art Of Living Parts 1 & 2 - Iron Curtis (Hudd Traxx)

 

Title: Total Art Of Living Parts 1 & 2

Artist: Iron Curtis

Label: Hudd Traxx

Cat Number: HUDD 061 & 062

Genre: Deep House

 

Part 1

 

1: Everything’s Alright

2: Lately

3: SPX3

4: Candi 101

5: Jaja Easy!

 

Part 2

 

1: Night Caller (For The Midnight Talker)

2: Dumplings

3: Go!

4: Psycho Dancer

5: Hold On (Signal 2 Signal Mix)

 

These two releases are coming out hot on each other’s heels so, given that they seem to be conceptually linked, it makes sense to check them together. Part 1 starts off momentously and drives inexorably forward deploying classic deep house tropes. There’s a smidgeon of wild pitch, a pervasive sense of garage and a motor city veneer to the pacier pieces here: ‘Night Caller (For The Midnight Talker)’, ‘Lately’, ‘Go’ ‘SPX3’ and ‘Psycho Dancer’ each show these characteristics in varying degrees, while ‘Dumplings’ and ‘Candi 101’ go down a similar path with break beats. The majority of the tracks are aimed squarely at the dance floor, but the lugubrious, abstractions of ‘Jaja Easy’ and to a lesser extent ‘Hold On (Signal 2 Signal Mix)’ are more introspective and inwardly expansive. He’s showing off a bit here is Mr. Curtis, and why not? This is a fine collection of tracks which, while the majority are definitely aimed at the temporary autonomous clubbing zone, should also function to their full potential under lockdown conditions.