- Tech-house is an interesting genre. With it’s roots coming mainly from 2 styles – techno and house, tech-house has come to embrace elements from other genres lately such as breaks, thanks to labels like Kingsize, Whole 9 Yards and Fingerlickin to some extent, and tribal elements come into play as well. Enter the new 12” from White Riot.
Side A. Disco Hit
Definitely dancefloor oriented, this one is sure to become a disco hit. Utilising the usual 4/4 house beat (bass drum, snare, bass drum, snare), it quickly builds up, throws in some extra percussion (conga drums). White Riot also throw in a very familiar bassline, which sounds like something from an S’Express song done years ago, and add in vocal snippets possibly taken from a movie. The title of the track says it all!
Side B. Who Are You?
Starting off more percussive than Disco Hit, and with those film-like vocal samples,
this B-side is some fine, deep tech-house. The bassline gets down low and the song quickly builds up adding more percussion, a bit of reverb yet maintaining a sense of danceability. Even the parts where the beats cut out sound good.
This is the second release to come out on new tech-house label Groove Pleasure. Terry Francis, who recently mixed a Fabric CD, did their first 12” release. With people like that on your roster, how can you go wrong and this release confirms it. Very nice!