Underwater Episode 2
Darren Emerson & Mutiny
(Underwater)
Reported Tuesday, June 10 2003
Courtesy of Jonty_Adderley @ www.skrufff.com
Ever since joining Underworld in 1990 to bring the band some much needed dance floor expertise, Darren Emerson has operated at the top end of global dance scene and its unsurprising that as mainstream club culture continues to contract, his own indie label Underwater prospers. Always a DJ who's appreciated musical elements beyond just the needs of the dancefloor, he's applied his taste to A&Ring his label, in the process signing tracks with something else.
And the proof comes on CD 1 of Episode 2, which sees Darren mixing up 10 Underwater releases including standout anthems The Push (Paul Jackson's moody, Jaguar style masterpiece) and Tony Senghore's equally brilliant Whaddup (an electro stormer currently clashing all over town). In between, he mixes in Sam La More's Takin' Hold, a couple from Sharam Jay and Random House's Longing to deliver a highly listenable selection of dirty acid house songs.
CD 2 sees regular Underwater types Mutiny in the mix, widening the net to mix up Kurtis Mantronik's much hyped new single 77 Strings (Chamonix) alongside a couple of their own tunes and other club hits from the likes of Kid Crème, Robbie Rivera and Derek Carter.
Episode 2 is out on Underwater Records on June 16.
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