- Jayda Guy and DJ Fett Burger's Freakout Cult label has been a blank canvas for a variety of music: dreamy house from the Canadian Riviera, fat-bottomed disco, ethereal electro and more. Its latest release is from Guy and her fellow Vancouverite Layla Soeker, a familiar face in the city's scene making her production debut. Tapping into Guy's retro side, this 10-inch is all about tropical warmth and disco bump.
"Monroe Bumpa" sails at a leisurely 100 BPM, built around a steel drum loop that makes it perfect for the waning days of summer. Its seductive swing is more like soca than 4/4 disco and, combined with a wordless vocal sample, is a freaky twist on what otherwise might have been a workhorse disco instrumental. The duo's other track, "186 Halin' (Loving Myself Mix)," also has a dip in its gait, but it's at a more house-friendly 120 BPM. It looks back to the unhurried sounds of Jaydaisms, with lazy-day synths and a stoned atmosphere rounded off by a drowsy self-help spoken-word sample. Both tracks balance a classic touch with an outlook that feels distinctly modern—and distinctly Vancouver. They nail the mixture of old and new that makes Guy such an appealing DJ.
Lista de títulosA Monroe Bumpa
B 186 Halin' (Loving Myself Mix)