- Iron Curtis, a producer whose records could rarely be described as average, has a fondness for classic house sounds shot-through with his own sense of weirdness. "Daniel" is probably one of the strongest acid-leaning tracks of the last 12 months, while last year's "Horses" was nearly as excellent and eccentric, to boot. So it's odd that his latest collaboration with Leaves, with whom he's previously worked on some innovative productions, is a straight-laced house cut.
That's not to say "Hello Ada!" a bad record. After a deliciously awkward start, which sees the bassline tripping over itself to keep up with the frenetic pace of the hats, it finds its stride, with the addition of some extra low-end thump gelling the track together more completely. It's undoubtedly a well-executed track, but is probably straddling a few too many fences—it's a little too shiny for the deep house boffins, and a little too understated for the bassline crew.
Youandewan has established himself as a go-to remixer for deep house labels both large and small, and it's not hard to see why here. Evoking hazy memories of US dance floors past, his remix roughens up the smooth edges and layers the scuzzy beats with shimmering, wandering chords. It's more direct, and extremely confident.
TracklistA Hello Ada
B Hello Ada (Youandewan Version)