Opalescent EP - Maniqin (Wulf)

 

Title: Opalescent EP

Artist: Maniqin

Label: Wulf Records

Cat Number: WULF014

Genre: Deep House

1: Don’t Stand Still

2: Slapper

3: Slide6

4: Angry Jam

5: Bump

6: Iridescence

Definitely hot weather music this, and as I’m writing the mercury is approaching 29 degrees, so most appropriate. It has a little bit of edge the deeper and trackier it goes,  with ‘Bump’, ‘Angry Jam’, ‘Slide6’ and ‘Slapper’ all falling into this category. ‘Don’t Stand Still’ reminds me of prancing goats. I just can’t get that image out of my head while listening to it. ‘Iridescence’ is house with a synthetic early eighties vibe, the sort of high analog quintessence that puts you in mind of ‘Miami Vice’. It’s a mainly functional house Ep with some nice flourishes which could do more to distinguish themselves.