Tuff City Kids – Parallel Forest EP

Label/Cat#: Internasjonal Norway – INT 030
Year: 27 October, 2014
Source: WEB
Format: mp3
Quality: 320 kbps
Size: 53 MB
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Disco

Tracklist:
1. PF01 (4:37)
2. PF02 (6:42)
3. PF03 (6:15)
4. PF04 (5:37)

Following well-regarded outings on Unterton and Delsin, Gerd Janson and Philip Lauer bring their Tuff City Kids project to Prins Thomas’ Internasjonal imprint. Predictably, there’s much to admire about the Parallel Forest EP, not least the wide-eyed electronics, disarming effects and analogue deep house shuffle of “PF01”. There’s more vintage electronics and ear-pleasing melodies to be found on the acid-influenced goodness of “PF02”, while “PF03” sounds like a long-lost demo for a late ’80s deep house/synth-pop crossover (minus the vocals, of course). If you’re after something a little more gritty, head for “PF04”, whose sparse but intense arpeggios, analogue beats and intoxicating electronics recall the more experimental end of early Chicago house.