6th Borough Project - Borough 2 Borough

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  • Their name might nod to New York City, but 6th Borough project are as Scottish as a deep-fried Mars bar. Scotland has long had a taste for the house and disco flavours of New York—consider the Glasgow Underground label, the Subculture nights or The Honeycomb club in Edinburgh, where Craig Smith, one half of 6th Borough Project, was a resident DJ for ten years. Indeed, most of 6th Borough Projects's second LP would nicely soundtrack one of those parties: the sexy bassline of "Through The Night" to oil up the dance floor, the bump of "F.E.E.L." just enough to keep the stragglers there. Borough 2 Borough is an album of slo-mo grooves—the kind of thing Andrew Weatherall plays at his A Love From Outer Space nights, and that Bill Brewster showcased on last year's Late Night Tales. Like Brewster, Clark in particular is an avid crate-digger—as we saw on his 2011 album of disco edits, Reekin'Structions—and snippets sliced from dusty old vinyl are draped across this LP. You might say that 6th Borough Project's progress as a duo has the same crawling pace as their music. Nothing on Borough 2 Borough would sound out of place on their 2011 album, One Night In The Borough. Crisp beats and odd splashes of strings all turn up like clockwork. Granted, this gives subtle shifts, such as the way the bassline kicks into action on "Think It's Over," a power that would be lost amidst more cluttered production. Like a hypnotist swinging a watch before your eyes, they can easily lull you into a blissful state.
  • Tracklist
      01. Intro 02. Our Love 03. U Know U 04. Think It Over 05. In Your Arms 06. Through The Night 07. The Callback 08. Back 2 Black 09. Read My Mind 10. Interlude 11. FEEL 12. The Vibes (album mix) 13. Walk Away 14. Outro
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