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(Om/Stomp)
Househeads need only apply: this one’s definitely for the diehards. DJ Sneak shares his house sound with the likes of Eric Morillo and Roger Sanchez, so be warned – you’ll either find this very true to the roots of house or incredibly dull.
The House of Om franchise is doing quite nicely for itself, and mixes such as this go a fair way towards explaining its success. In these times of Top 40 club/house mixes, when tracks such as The Weekend and Call On Me qualify as house music, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for lovers of the old school to find something with that minimalist, New York sound. Never fear, for DJ Sneak keeps things very basic.
There are no catchy hooks or mind-blowing melodies around these parts: it’s just simple samples, repetitive bass and low-end beats, all with a few snippets of vocals and melody thrown in here and there. Like I said, this mix is strictly for those who really like house in the traditional sense of the word, so anyone who thinks of The Annual or Jimmy Z’s Fourplay when the words ‘house music’ are mentioned should avoid this like the plague.
That being said, the album has its ups and downs. DJ Spettro’s Family in Mind gets things off to a good start, and the Jason Hodges mix of X’s What You Want should go down a treat. On the other side of the coin, I can’t imagine anyone really getting into No Assembly Firm’s Acid Attack or Johnny Fiasco’s Werk It...
In short, this is house music of the most essential kind: you might love it, or it might put you to sleep, but at least we know that some DJs are still sticking to basics instead of remixing 80s rock.
