Gscene Magazine Gscene - January 2013 | Page 50

50 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT DANCE MUSIC BY WILDBLOOD & QUEENIE REVIEWS It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new year and we’re feeling good… well okay maybe a little cold, skint and fed up but sod that, lets turn it up and bring the New Year in with some style, substance and sweet beats. Like you do. I First up to warm the cockles of your soul is the funk of Her Smiling Eye from Liberty Klaud on Cold Busted. Gotta love those hot hand drums. I Next is the glory glory that is Silicone Soul’s Darkroom Dubs Vol 3 on the fittingly titled label Darkroom Dubs. Succumb to the caress of their dark and deep beats and your life will be better for it. I Speaking of life enhancing if you missed the December release of Thomas Franzmann, aka Zip’s compilation for Fabric Records Fabric 67: Zip, now is the time to catch up. Two decks, one bloke and enough warm beats to banish any amount of January JANUARY 12 INCHES blues. Excellence of the excellent kind. As for those albums making us happier than a bunny sensing spring (well we have to hope!) this month? I First up it has to be Damian Lazarus’ Day Zero Sound Of The Mayan Spirit. He’s been in our system as the tinsel went up and has kept us sane ever since with this A* Crosstown Rebel compilation. Never