The Quiet Life EP - Jay Shepheard (Chord)

Title: The Quiet Life EP

Artist: Jay Shepheard

Label: Chord Records

Cat Number: CR003

Genre: House

1: The Quiet Life

2: The Quiet Life (Dudley Strangeways Remix)

3: The Dozers Are Coming

4: The Dozers Are Coming (Matthew Burton Remix)

A real game of two halves this. The originals are, in each case, characterised by a loping warmth which chugs along in a very groovy way. Both remixes, on the other hand, are very stripped back, Mathew Burton’s utilizing a distinctive break while Dudley Strangeways going all Maurizio meets Perlon. This makes for a very useful release; Shepheard’s fuller sound being nicely countered by the sparser alternate takes which are anything but predictable.