- ‘Exodus’ is the first single to come from T.Kolai’s forthcoming debut album ‘Teak All Eye’ on UK based Chillifunk recordings. Taha ‘T’ Elroubi and Nicolas ‘Kolai’ (aka T.Kolai) originally crossed paths at Washington DC’s deep house night at Club Andalu in 2000 and since then have release a handful of great productions with this – their latest display of talents.
Side A – T.Kolai Main Mix
The original mix of Exodus by the T.Kolai is a rather slow yet smooth house number with a hint of tribal sounds. It features some great vocal work that is of the South African traditional style that supposedly captures the soul of those that are exposed to it! And once the bass gets kicking you really get the full feeling of this track. The saxophone tinted sounds together with some blues style guitar work combine to provide some warming bar type music as well as smooth club beats.
Side B – Facts Mix + Fragile State Mix
On the alternate side comes two remixes by Fragile State. Firstly the Facts Mix, which is a much slower chilled deep mix of the original. Ben and Neil of Fragile State have done very well in giving this mix such an amazing soothing atmosphere. And the second - The Fragile State Mix - takes a more minimal angle adding some great warm piano, sweeping synths, sax stabs and utilizes the great vocals (together with some echo effects) to bring the sounds to life.
This is a rather mellow release that will surely be played in deep funky/cool bars all around the world. Great for winding down too...