‘Homelands’. A track in honour of the annual dance festival?
Who knows if Schmuel Flash and his friends,
the acclaimed DJ and producer Choopie and Ellyott
(aka Dream Poets)
got together and wrote this after a day trip to
Hampshire’s Homelands event,
but I’m sure this would go down a storm there no doubt.
Things Kick off with a steady 4/4 beat
and soon after an imposing,
echoed and deep male vocal sets the mood,
the odd wailing guitar and various percussion
dance around in the background,
gradually building up and lending the track
real presence and atmosphere.
In drop guitar strummed-like synth stabs
and the vocal taking the track
up to a breakdown with softer synths and harsh, distorted,
almost metallic-sounding electric guitars.
These fade and the beat comes hammering back in
to great effect and drives through to the end.
A track that manages to offer everything
bar the kitchen sink – funky basslines,
percussion by the bucket load, lighter stripped down touches
and deep dark driving moments that offer
a very atmospheric end result.