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"Raw Cuts #3" by Motor City Drum Ensemble
Curated by: Brendan Boland
Spotify: bit.ly/RawCuts3MCDE
Genre: #deephouse
Motor City Drum Ensemble a.k.a. Daniel Plesslow, who hails from the Netherlands, wishes he lived in Detroit in the moments of transition from the 80s to 90s. While techno will always remain Detroit's first love, the house music emanating from the city remind one of the deep groove that fueled the Motown movement. "Raw Cuts #3" perfectly assembles nostalgia in a groovy house cut at 117 bmp in C major by mixing a velvet funk loop, melodic harpsichord progressions, and crisp jazz drums.
As a whole, the Raw Cut series truly exemplifies the motif established by the producers moniker. In each of the tracks from the series, Motor City Drum Ensemble dips into the rich soundscape of the Northern Soul/Motown movement. Artists like Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, and Barbara Lynn are artfully displayed while being chopped, looped and remixed across the decks. For "Raw Cuts #3", Melba Moore lends her voice to set the groove. Her "Just Another Link" (1977) echoes in - with warm and soothing vocals. In the second act of the track, MCDE demonstrates his skill as a producer. Layering Moore’s distinct voice on top of a deep house beat, the beat transform from a cute remix to a definitive dancehall banger.
If you dig this work, certainly checkout the other Raw Cuts tracks (I’m especially fond of #6). And if you want to hear Motor City Drum Ensemble in his purest form, his essential mix from December 2018 offers not only a selection that would make any crate digger swoon, it ventures into the deeper, darker side of house, afro, funk, and jazz.
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"Raw Cuts #3" by Motor City Drum Ensemble
Curated by: Brendan Boland
Spotify: bit.ly/RawCuts3MCDE
Genre: #deephouse
Motor City Drum Ensemble a.k.a. Daniel Plesslow, who hails from the Netherlands, wishes he lived in Detroit in the moments of transition from the 80s to 90s. While techno will always remain Detroit's first love, the house music emanating from the city remind one of the deep groove that fueled the Motown movement. "Raw Cuts #3" perfectly assembles nostalgia in a groovy house cut at 117 bmp in C major by mixing a velvet funk loop, melodic harpsichord progressions, and crisp jazz drums.
As a whole, the Raw Cut series truly exemplifies the motif established by the producers moniker. In each of the tracks from the series, Motor City Drum Ensemble dips into the rich soundscape of the Northern Soul/Motown movement. Artists like Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, and Barbara Lynn are artfully displayed while being chopped, looped and remixed across the decks. For "Raw Cuts #3", Melba Moore lends her voice to set the groove. Her "Just Another Link" (1977) echoes in - with warm and soothing vocals. In the second act of the track, MCDE demonstrates his skill as a producer. Layering Moore’s distinct voice on top of a deep house beat, the beat transform from a cute remix to a definitive dancehall banger.
If you dig this work, certainly checkout the other Raw Cuts tracks (I’m especially fond of #6). And if you want to hear Motor City Drum Ensemble in his purest form, his essential mix from December 2018 offers not only a selection that would make any crate digger swoon, it ventures into the deeper, darker side of house, afro, funk, and jazz.
