nelistening back, interlude will feel like the perfect opening to skylax. a jazzy encore crawls in, morphing into a skippy hip-hop instrumental with jasons signature flourishes all over it. aptly named as it is, this is the breathing space between whatever came before in your day, and the eleven deep house gems that are to follow. speaking of, the love will have you gripped from the first bar. it glides the listener in, then subtly drops that signature, tightly-tuned bassline of jasons and continues onto soulful vocals from there. old dayz touches on a bit of a nostalgic note. the spoken vox cuts harken back to 90s hip-hop joints, playing over a looped latin sample-led beat. from there, rawkicks 2 shows jasons rough and ready sampling style in action. a seemingly simple track, but one which has that special something which guarantees to keep people on the floor moving for its duration. cut b contrasts this nicely, being a much cleaner production with tight drum programming and synth work. that said, it still has the classic jg atmosphere we love. closing out the first half of the album, definition slows the pace ever so slightly, with its eternal pad structure that builds up the tracks momentum into something very mellow and deep.bringing in the second half of skylax, john blue takes things back a notch further. a deeper tune, yet one that shows off an uncharacteristically punchy bass hit from jason. last night is a track more reminiscent of jasons first lost cuts ep on wax classic, sounding as if it had been freshly taken off an old tape with its sample-led beat and background hiss. the last four tracks of the album see a return to the mastercuts and lovedits series which fans will recognize from the lost cuts records, with lovedits 7 and mastercut 5 respectively. the former is a laid back female vocal edit with the entire suite of signature jg touches while the latter is a garage house hit more crafted for the club. bb brings the album to a close, twisting a disco/funksample over a pallet of drums and effects for the near six-minute duration of the track.all in all, this is the perfect follow up to jasons debut album 313.4.ever, with tracks for both the club and home listening. if you happened to miss the first album back in 2012, dont forget that now you have the chance to grab it in a special double pack with skylax on cd!so, needless to say, this timeless record is a must purchase for all collectors and djs out there
