- Recently converted fans of the Color Series will be pleased to find Donnacha Costello operating in similar areas on ‘Black Bag Job’. Like the best of that collection, on this track he finds a set of chords he likes and stays with them.
The chords run constantly under a selection of sounds that recall classic Detroit, yet everything is arranged in such a way as to be more than amenable to current dancefloors. Each side of the 12-inch contains a different mix, but in both it is the scintillating percussion that keeps things moving. In the first, the drugged out synth sweep is introduced early on as formations of hi-hats are shoved up and down scales and then dragged through it all backwards. It’s a prime-time killer. On the B-side, the same elements are stretched out, allowing more time before the percussion is twisted in, and the synth seems even hazier.
So while I can assure you that this release is more than suited to the dancefloor, words really fail me to describe just how lovely the chords are. Usually I feel cheated when a 12-inch is two sides of the same thing, but I really wouldn't have it any other way here.
TracklistA Black Bag Job (526)
B Black Bag Job (737)