Quiet Village & Vanessa Daou - Naked Hunger (Quiet Village)

 

Title: Naked Hunger 

Artist: Quiet Village & Vanessa Daou 

Label: Quiet Village

Cat Number: QV 002

Genre: Balearic Chug Stuff

1: Naked Hunger (Vocal Mix)

2: Naked Hunger (Spoken Word Mix)

3: Naked Hunger (Radio Edit)

Quiet Village, aka Matt Edwards and Joel Martin, enlist the considerable vocal talent of Vanessa Daou. She of ‘Give Myself To You’, and ‘Are You Satisfied’, two of Tribal’s finest moments, in order to propel the somnolent chug of ‘Naked Hunger’ to new and hitherto inaccessible heights. Something which, given her considerable presence sounds effortless. I guess that using the word “naked” quite often helps as well, because it makes you think of sex and stuff like that. Not sitting down in front of the telly with just your boxers on when it’s hot. The ‘Vocal Mix’ comes in at around 8 minutes, which is a great length to keep hovering in the mix. Thankfully, the ‘Spoken Word Mix’ is even longer, a thoroughly indecent thirteen minutes, no less. It’s also full of innuendo and wordplay. Not the ‘Carry On’ sort you may be pleased to know, rather the serious, philosophical, introspective type. It’s backed by bongoes and a piano that rises and falls. The bass and kick in the ‘Vocal Mix’ give way to something a little less analogue as a consequence, more organic. Whether this is in tune with Vanessa’s naughty thoughts is anyone’s guess. Anyway, all of this will make a lot more sense on the dance floor late at night, or at sunrise, rather than in your living room in the morning. Both versions are great though and, despite treading a fine line through the valley of cliches, (is there anything left that hasn’t been said?), this is a vital release.