- Simon/off hails from Graz, Austria. I don't know much about Graz, other than the fact it's also the home of Disko404, the label founded in part by Simon/off himself. The house producer has a history of leaning towards the jazzy side of things, which continues with his label's second release—though here it's infused with a gently swung garage slink.
The result is something that doesn't sound out of place within the rapidly expanding UK underground, particularly where it crosses over into glossier deep house territory. The jaunty "Take It Back" bears resemblance to UK breakthrough star Huxley, as disembodied voices chatter to each other in clipped half-syllables. It would be bordering on fluff were it not for the track's deceptively massive bassline.
"Just To" is more willing to take on a few scuff marks, a boisterous 2012 take on speed garage with scatting vocals and grungy LFO blasts eating away at the skittery rhythm. Bristolian conjurer Bass Clef pulls things back to about 132 BPM but capitalizes on its dubstep potential for his remix. In his hands "Just To" becomes a staggering mutant of horn stabs, pained LFO and incredible waves of quaking sub—MJ Cole having a bad day.
Tracklist A Take It Back
B1 Just To
B2 Just To (Bass Clef Remix)