08Sep2011

Scope: Concerns

Seven Music
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Any record with a Johnny Depp sample is okay with me, especially when it's from Blow - one of my all time favorite movies. To sample Fear and Loathing for an electronic music track just seems so...easy. That's not to say I don't like a producer who keeps it simple though. Concerns is deep tech that's not overly complicated and uses very effective House percussion and elements. A harder edge beat than just Deep House, a dark brooding bass line, short spacey key stabs, Johnny Depp... you get the picture. I'm becoming a big fan of Ric McClelland, better known as Scope.

The Audio Soul Project remix is a totally different vibe but I LOVE it! It's a jazzier head-nodding type of deep. I get flashes back to the first time I heard Metro Area when I listen to this. Nice keys, slick guitar riffs, and the horns - gotta have the horns man! This one hovers around the 124 BPM range and just has a nice lounge type of vibe.

Seven Music is McClelland's label so keep an eye out as this is only their 3rd release!

Reviewer Rating: 8.0/10

Review by: Dustin Kinney / august 2011 issue (print)

Available: Digitally from Juno Download and iTunes.

 

Concerns (Audio Soul Project Remix):

 
+ Track Listing Duration
01:Scope: Concerns (Original Mix)7:45
02:Scope: Concerns (House Dub)6:14
03:Scope: Concerns (Audio Soul Project Remix)6:34
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dustin kinney Dustin Kinney (soundcloud) is a House DJ living in Austin, TX. He produces and hosts The House Hookup, a weekly podcast featuring TX DJs and live sets from bigger names when they roll through the Lone Star State.
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