DJ Aakmael – The Rise EP [VINYLUNX 7]

The Rise EP
DJ Aakmael
LABEL: Unxpozd Entertainment | UNX 7
GENRE: Deep House
RELEASED: 2014
MP3 DOWNLOAD SOURCE: Vinyl
BITRATE: 320kbps / 44100kHz / Full Stereo
TRACKS: 4
SIZE: 65.97 megs

4 TRACKS TOTAL

1. Rise 6:57
2. Jazz Piece 6:58
3. Untitled 105 6:33
4. Untitled 101 6:51

Total Playtime: 27:19 min

Played by
Owen Jay (BattiBatti/Minuendo/UQ), Jonna (City Fly), Vincent Inc, SEELIE, John Jastszebski, Ney Faustini, 25 Places, Titonton Duvanté (Residual)

Review
Whilst his earliest releases came via the likes of Unified Records, Uzuri, Earthrumental, Vialocal, and Morris-Audio, Greg Stewart’s work under the DJ Aakmael mantle has latterly funnelled out through his own Unxpozd Entertainment label. Brandishing a soulful yet distinctly sharp take on US house music, every new Aakmael 12″ feels fresh in the face of so much tired 4/4 business. With the four tracks that feature on The Rise EP, it’s the undoubted futurism of lead cut “Rise” that grabs your immediate attention as a detuned Rhodes line lays down the hook over crisply delivered rhythms. “Jazz Piece” is a pretty self explanatory title for a track that highlights Stewart’s talent for arrangement, whilst the B Side contains two numerically enhanced untitled productions with “Untitled 105” a track that Marcellus Pittman fans will love.