This could have been just about any track from an illustrious back catalogue. I chose this one, however, because it’s one of the longest and also because I saw it mentioned on Twitter a few weeks back. Someone was asking for a lossless copy, which led me to believe that there is still a demand out there and, rather like yesterday’s ‘Track Of The Day’, now is the time. Raw, unadulterated, underground house music is having a moment once more. You could convincingly argue that it never stopped having them, and I would agree. However, I feel we’re getting to a point now that electro was at a few years back. And if we’re talking about music of that sort coming out of The UK, what better example than the music of Phivos (Phill) Iatropoullos, aka Pure Science. Making a name for himself as a live performer in the London house underground at the end of the 90s, becoming a stalwart at parties such as Wiggle, and also at various night at Fabric and contributing a cd to their famous mix series (all tracks by him, a few years before Villalobos had the same idea. Phivos’ productions have a certain swing and depth to them. Characterised by long, rolling basslines, with kicks and tribal riddims crystallized to perfection, the vocal samples used sparingly; the tracks themselves feel straightforward enough, but it’s the producer’s eye for detail that embellishes them with a veneer of class. And of course that’s just the house side of things; Phivos was also behind some seminal drum and bass prior to becoming Pure Science. This is another track that takes the listener on an emotional journey and stretches time for miles and miles.
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