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GIANT 006EP
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"Sing With Me" - is in the same vein of the Mannheim house sound made popular by artists like Nick Curly and Christian Burkhardt. Brett's offers a deep but driving track centered around an African boy singing, chopping the sample up to create a choir of ethereal voices. As the track progresses with some dramatic synth tweaks & sweeps. "Speaking Japanese" - The core inspiration for this track is based on a sample from a song by M.A.N.D.Y.. It is eight minutes of over driven 909s, rolling bass lines and a pad so thick you need a fork to eat it.
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FRANKIE 037EP
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"Brett Johnson is back and strikes again with three pearls of jacked and twisted techy house bombs on Frankie Recs with this Implied Connectivity EP. A boompty electric record in pure Brett style. On the A side, 'Finger Painting' starts with that gorgeous sick vocal serving hypnotic and incisive melodies keeping the tension and the groove intact -- with tact and jack! Followed by 'Twiddle Sticks' with plenty of roll and drums attacks, 'delayed and replaced' with FX and clicks -- sounds so great with Brett's subtle stereo arrangements and so ready for a washing 'shake' machine tour! On the flip, 'There and Back Again' on the long side with weird vocals and sweet original percussive (kind of xylo) melody serves deep voices and subtle noises which sounds like cut blast attacks which definitely gives a more powerful turn to the track. A perfect DJ weapon! All pressed on a beautiful light pink record. Classy!"
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CYN 030EP
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"Brett Johnson is a household name in house music synonymous with super groovy, hip flexin' productions. We got in touch with Brett and begged for a little more of the funk and he came back to us with The Pop Up. Things kick off with a full-blown Chicago-style jack attack on the A-side with 'Sling Blade.' A rolling house groove, walking bass line and a low rez digital hook are the main ingredients here with some flashback induced effects sending things over the edge. Speaking of flashbacks, on the second cut 'The Way We Were' takes things back 20 years paying homage to the deep sound of the mid-'80s. Pimpin' ain't easy. Saving the best for last, Brett serves up his signature house sound with 'Space.' A bouncing melodic hook keeps popping up alongside some old school funk-packed bass, fused together with an underlie of groovy swung percussion. Things bubble and bounce up to beautiful melody that hit a mark that many house productions today fail to touch. And if all the melody was too much for you, well you've got the stripped-down 'Basstrumental' dub version to satisfy your mix. These cuts from Brett prove that certain classic elements of house will never die and never get tired. But he also proves that those elements can continue to be explored and redefined."
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