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(Fingerlickin’ Records)
You’d have to have been hiding under a rock of somewhat gigantic proportions to have not heard a Plump DJs track spun on a dancefloor over the past few years. So after the dust has settled from their release A Plump Night Out, and several successful tours of Australia in the process (including headline sets at both Field Days to date), the Plumps return with the sampler from their upcoming debut artist record Eargasm. A double 12” pack, there are four new tracks featured including some recently introduced on their FabricLive compilation.
Record 1 – In Stereo / Mantra
In Stereo is definitely reminiscent of Plumps funkier tracks, with a rolling bassline and 70s funk sound to it. While nicely timed, the stuttering breakdown makes the track seem a little disjointed, but in this case it’s a positive rather than negative. Mantra begins with an electro sounding introduction thanks in part to the deep kick. Some have spoken of this track having a ‘progressive’ sound, and I can see how one would reach that conclusion. The track builds up gradually, eventually reaching a long drawn out breakdown before getting back to business. After playing around with it a little I don’t think this track would work pitched any higher than 3%, it seems to condensed and hurried.
Record 2 – Nylon Radar / Squeaks & Bleeps
First up on the second record is Nylon Radar, beginning with a mish-mash of old radio wave samples. Once the drum beat kicks in, the low bass kick is off-set by a sharp squeak, giving that ‘radar’ effect. Then it seems the best has been saved until last, Squeaks & Bleeps my personal favourite of the new material. It’s hard to describe but the drum beat has a full sound to it, and craziest sounding twisted squeaks and bleeps (wonder where they got the name, eh?!), the bouncing bassline completes the track perfectly.
While their older productions suffer the accusation of being ‘over-played’, there is very little denying that tracks such as Scram and Electric Disco have helped define the breaks genre in its current form, and after listening to their latest work I’ve got no doubt their new material will continue to do the same.
