Rahaan – Ghetto Muzik / Dark Places

Description

Label: Typewriter Record Pool – TYPE04
Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Promo
Country: UK
Released: Oct 2024
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco

Tracklist:
A Ghetto Muzik (Rahaan Remix)
B Dark Places (Rahaan Remix)

Credits:
Remix – Rahaan

Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): TYPE04 - A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): TYPE04 - B

Notes:
Another week, another clutch of must-have reworks from Chicagoan master Rahaan, this time on his personal, Hot Biscuit Recordings-funded Typewriter Record Pool imprint. He predictably hits the ground running on 'Ghetto Music', a slowly building and impeccably realised tweak of one of Phildelphia International's greatest moments, 'The Ghetto' by Donny Hathaway. After replicating and extending the original's atmospheric build-up, Rahaan focuses on keeping things rolling percussively, while subtly ratcheting up the energy throughout. Tampering with an all-time classic is dangerous, but predictably Rahaan has done a stellar job. 'Dark Places' is a more intense and psychedelic affair, with Rahaan working a bunch of heavy loops while inserting subtle builds and changes in tone and intensity. It's very good, but naturally lacks the 'wow' factor of his A-side edit.
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