Lonely One

Lonely One

Motor City Drum Ensemble [20:20 Vis...

16 February, 2009 | 2.57AM

• Written by: Terry Church
• Filed under: Music Recommendations: 20:20 vision recordings, motor city drum ensemble

Danilo Plessow of Stuttgart, Germany, known for his ‘Raw Cuts’ releases on his own MCDE imprint, finds an even deeper, subterranean voice under his Motor City Drum Ensemble moniker on this debut release for 20:20 Vision Recordings.

Here we get a dose of the emerging ‘nu’ deep house sound, while still keeping in line the mindset formed by the earlier days of Detroit.

‘Frontin’ lets loose with a somewhat petulant vocal, “don’t care ‘bout no one,” against what has come to be considered a signature MCDE sound at the fore, putting a deeper Detroit-styled stamp on things. 

Further into the background murky mumblings trip things out even more, and an organ riff languidly leads the way deeper into luxurious, analogue-inspired, swinging house.

To finish off the trio, Danilo takes us towards the hypnotic, darker end of things with the title track’s lush pads and soulful vocal plowing against a landscape of bittersweet emotion. 

Perfect for the wee hours, when you’re looking to escape the reality of going home alone at the end of a night and being dubbed the ‘lonely one’.

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