dj duke, unsung hero of deep house ingenuity, receives a deserved and absolutely essential reissue from nycs slow to speak imprint. one of the lost masters of the abundant deep house community of the early 1990s, duke epitomized the queen-infused, deeply fierce insular dialogue of new yorks most outcaste underground. part of his ode to deep house staples of yesteryear lost, >heard< live up to their namesake, instrumental electronic masterpieces that disregard the concerns of conventional standardization while retaining the indisputable efficacy of nys exploratory antiestablishment. emotive, depthtful and totally accessible, >core 1995< is the first re-visitation of forward-looking genius that will continue to epitomize slow to speaks retroactive genius, speaking more to the potential inventiveness of dance music than its former vivacity. highly recommended.