- Montreal's Iron Galaxy, AKA Adam Hodgins, has crafted some fine R&B-inflected house in his short career, most notably his standout 2012 debut, "Attention Seeker." This is his second EP for James Zabiela's Born Electric, and it finds him on beguiling form once again. Hodgins apparently makes his music on an impressive array of analogue gear, which bleeds into both originals here, from the plaintively beautiful pads of opener "Came & Went" to the ducking-and-weaving bassline on "No Matter."
"Came & Went" has apparently been a much-asked-about "mystery closer" to Zabiela's DJ sets for some time now, and it's very easy to imagine it sweeping tired and emotional ravers off their feet. Those pads and murmured beats are present from the start, and twinkling keys and a gorgeously soulful vocal complete a wonderful brew. "No Matter" is cut from similar cloth, although it's rooted in squiggly synth lines rather than sweeping pads—it's also a notch less addictive than its counterpart. The track gets the remix treatment from Hodgins' fellow gearheads Serge & Tyrell. The Clone pair do a suitably Clone-style job on it, further foregrounding the analogue synths and adding serrated details and more linear, floor-friendly percussion. An instrumental version of their rework closes an impressive package.
Tracklist01. Came & Went
02. No Matter
03. No Matter (Serge & Tyrell Remix)