RELEASE: Taken All This Time
ARTIST(S): James Curd, Shyam P
REMIXERS: Alan Dixon
LABEL: Exploited | EXPDIGITAL218
GENRE: LOSSLESS, Nu Disco / Disco
RELEASED: 2021-07-16
AVAILABLE FORMAT: 955Kbps/LOSSLESS
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 103.99 MB
TOTAL TRACKS 2
- James Curd, Shyam P – Taken All This Time feat. Shyam P (06:51) key, bpm124
- James Curd, Shyam P – Taken All This Time feat. Shyam P (Alan Dixon Love Attack Dub) (07:37) key, bpm123
Total Playtime: 00:14:28 min
Meet the Artists Behind This Release
James Curd is a Chicago-born DJ and producer now based in Adelaide, South Australia. He produces house, deep house, and nu disco across labels including Exploited, PRONTO, Motive Records, Repopulate Mars, and Circus Recordings.
Dubai-based producer Shyam Parmar operates under the Shyam P moniker, delivering house and electronic productions since 2018. His output spans minimal deep tech and tech house across labels including Fuse London, Kaluki Musik, and Armada Subjekt.
The title track from prolific producer James Curds debut album Taking All This Time is a marker of the quality of the 14-track collection, and one of the new tracks set amongst some of his finest moments to date.
A looping jazz-funk b-line and key sample cut pumps round and round as splashy hi-hats and tense synth whirrs build the mood, before the sweet male vocal refrain is unleashed over a pleasingly mellow melodic progression. The vocal by Shyam P reveals itself more, laying on a honeyed R&B / soul feel to the proceedings before were dropped back into that relentless disco groove. Snatches of biting electric pianos intersperse the rhythm, and drawn out sax samples provides a moment of juxtaposition in the break. The overall feel is that of a melancholy summer jam that bridges the gap between multiple genres, concisely reflecting Curds tastes in the process.
Alan Dixon (Running Back) ditches the soulful feel for an acid/electro/Italo fusion on his bold remix, setting bubbling acid lines against early ’90s piano chords that joyously take centre stage midway through the track.//
