- Unlike their fellow Portlandians Chromatics and Glass Candy, Miracles Club pursue a vibe that combines classic house with psychedelic leanings, something like Lindstrom/Prins Thomas cosmic disco but with jerky Roland drum machines instead of echoey live kits. This EP sees the Club teaming up with Cut Copy, who are releasing it on their own Cutters Records along with their new "re-vision" of "Light of Love," a tune that hit the streets last year. In a manner characteristic of their own tunes, Cut Copy reach for the stars with an arena-rock bravado that stretches their "Re-Vision" out while still remaining within the bounds of the original—effectively presenting "Light of Love" anew in a kind of spit-shined incarnation. Neurotic Drum Band's remix significantly dials down the tune's inherently big-banger character, preferring dubby to spacey, earthy to cosmic, getting down to flying high.
The B-side reveals the band in much more Chicago-y, Hercules & Love Affair territory, with two versions of a track called "So Hot," which oozes sleazy, jacked-up house. With psychedelics on mute, the Club takes a chance to get down and dirty with punchy vocal bursts and analog tweakery. Retro signifiers abound: expect lots of 808-y low end, flamboyant singing and big old piano riffs. It's the kind of production that makes you a bit surprised they can squeeze it all in without feeling overstuffed and overbearing. I find it a bit odd though that one is labeled "Club" and one is labeled "Old School" because both versions sound fairly similar, and equally clubby and old-schooly. Either way, if you're nostalgic for the sort of edgy, sweaty abandon that characterizes a good deal of early '90s house production, look no further.
Tracklist 01. Light Of Love (Cut Copy Re-Vision)
02. Light Of Love (Neurotic Drum Band Remix)
03. So Hot (Club)
04. So Hot (Old School)
05. Light Of Love (Ulysses Beatless Remix)