- Jay Shepheard is a relative newcomer, releasing his first record in 2007 on Compost Black Label. His style since then has swayed between deep house and disco, but on his new label, he merges the two genres in brilliant form with the help from Tad Wily. The strongest track of the release, "Parallel Perc," takes the classic vocals of disco and mixes them with the raw drums and percussion of deep house. The result is a powerful number; jovial synth stabs are juxtaposed with a menacing bassline, while subtle bongo work keeps the track flowing.
"Haselnuss" and "A Sopot Connection" are the more disco-inclined cuts of the package, including funk guitar riffs and familiar bass sequences. "A Sopot Connection" takes the crown between them, though, with interesting arrangement and progression. "T.E.C_1" is straight out of the '80s, meanwhile, even hinting at synth pop. It wouldn't be out of place in the middle of an episode of Miami Vice. After two strong releases prior to this effort, it will be interesting to see where Shepheard goes next.
Tracklist A1 Parallel Perc
A2 Haselnuss
B1 A Sopot Connection
B2 TEC 1