NEEDS 001
12 Inch
Needs is a new label that bills itself as a not-for profit concern, which may apply to many record labels, but this one in particular calls upon a strong cast of deep house producers to impart the kind of Smallville-friendly sounds that discerning heads should snap up in a heartbeat. Hubie Davisons I Know is a melancholic affair with heart nagging strings, while Johannes Albert injects a little spice into proceedings with a choice breakbeat and some excellent bird song on Vigilia. DJ Swaggers 21st Century Slow Jam is a peppy little shuffler with warm acidic bass and a kick ass swing in the beat, and then Bobby Pleasure finishes the record off with the wistful but tech-edged Cloudspotting.