Thursday, December 01, 2022

Pleasure Pool - Love Without Illusion/Dub Without Illusion (Optimo Music)

 


Title: Love Without Illusion/Dub Without Illusion 

Artist: Pleasure Pool

Label: Optimo Music

Cat Number: OM LP 24 S1

Genre: Psychedelic Chug DIsco


1: Love Without Illusion

2: Dub Without Illusion


So this is just what the doctor ordered and more than that, fills me with hope for humanity. Music does have an imagination, and if you want to get lost in it look no further. The spirit of sophisticated dance is alive and well within these grooves, my only gripe being they’re not long enough. As might be expected, the beats on ‘Love Without Illusion’ are tougher than the dub, there’s a little bit more definition, and they barrel along in a controlled, compressed way, eked on by vague rhythmic chanting. There’s very little to it, but that’s the rub. Horns spiral skyward in the background to create a feeling of nascent euphoria. The dub is even better, more rhythmic with a shuffling maghrebian vibe. Filtered through a fug of warm weather feels, the chants are left to linger and expand while the track inhales and exhales behind it. Absolutely bloody marvellous!

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