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Breakbeat junkies will drool at the mention of his name. No not because he’s a sexy beast (I’m not saying he’s not but hey that’s not what this review is meant to be about) but because the name BLIM is one that has become synonymous with impeccable dancefloor production. Like so many of us could probably confess to, Gervase Cooke is truly a boy lost in music. As the voice proclaims at the beginning of opening track Shapuur “the digital fairy tale is about to begin”. And so begins the journey into the musical mind of this eternally lost soul.
Lost he may be but it is with a strong sense of direction with which he travels his musical trail. As he progresses through the eleven tracks on offer you are more than happy to go for the ride. Whilst this has been released as an artist album (his debut) the tracks seamlessly flow into each other like one of your favourite mix compilations. With BLIM in the writing and production credits behind all tracks the aforementioned drooling is beginning to sound justified.
Lost in Music straddles the line between deep driving four to the floor and booty shaking caustic breaks. His collaborations with like-minded souls Meat Katie, Chris Carter and label boss Rennie Pilgrem come as no surprise and in each case the results proving fruitful and then some. 2 Freaks (his collaboration with Pilgrem) has already become a huge dancefloor success with it’s catchy lyric by MC Chickaboo and acid bass line, receiving long time residencies in the record bags of the crème de la crème of the worlds breaks dj’s.
So what makes this album work so well? BLIM has mastered the art of turning a bass line and a beat into a rolling thunderous sensation. Whilst the album contains many moments of what have been and are destined to become dancefloor magic it is also an album that’s a joy to listen to around the house. That for me is where the album succeeds and where in lies the element that becomes impossible to define. Perhaps it is because that somewhere amongst the rolling beats there is an element of soul. Or just that it is music made by someone with their head in a cloud of beats and this is just his dreams. Whether it be personal favourite Loonies and its dreamy synth melodies or the down and dirtiness of Crazy Things this album has it all. If you’re serious about your breaks you’ll already own it or already on your way to the store now. You won’t be disappointed. Make sure you keep listening after the end of final track Itsaremix, the cover seems all the more relevant before we’re told “that’s it, the end”.
