Vick Lavander - The Niteflyte EP

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The first installment of the Forbidden Dance label is an organic brew of musicianship supervised by one of the Chicago deep house scene pillars - Vick Lavender. Three warm cuts are tinted with a jam feel showing Lavender's well-known ability to gather different kinds of music players and vocalists resulting in soulful sections that are cleverly breaking the usual and linear electronic music mold. That's pretty obvious on 'Habanos', the opener track that fluently combines multi-layers of piano and synth sections in contrast to tribal rhythmics and flowy marimba background. With Yvette Magallon pouring pure honey with vocal inserts, it's a never-stopping dance of the soul elements. Lavender manages to keep the same feel on the B side as well, with 'The Definition' track going off a bit more subtle but at the same time showing a funky edge with a playful bassline. The reverbed percussive lushness and diverse synth teasers are tinting the track with a summer night breeze, something your hips would move to. 'NiteFlye Jessie's Journey' is a closing track and a slow-burner riddled with spacey explorations of the keyboard. It gives an almost 80 's-like feel beautifully integrating subtle synth envelopes and even marimba bits. A perfect deep rounder of this musically rich release. Hats off Mr. Lavender!
 
Tracklist:
A1: Habano
B1: The Definition
B2: NiteFlyte (Jessies Journey)