- Founded midway through last year, Seth Troxler and The Martinez Brothers' Tuskegee Music is said to be a "label of cultural heritage," which they set up to release music solely by African-American or Hispanic producers. Its fifth release is by an apparently well-established Berlin producer working under a new alias, Kool D.
The subtlety and unhurried confidence of "Casablanca Sessions" certainly suggests the hand of someone who has long since earned their production stripes. It stutters to life, with bass notes stalling and turning in on themselves like a faulty engine, before an almost percussive African vocal and some steady hats add forward momentum to the brew. A low-slung, rockabilly-ish bass guitar comes in mid-track—an unexpectedly welcome entrance. It retreats almost as suddenly as it appeared, leaving the track to creak to a close. With only a dub mix on the B-side, Kool D isn't giving away much at this stage, but Casablanca Sessions is enough to whet the appetite for whatever comes next.
TracklistA1 Casablanca Sessions (Vocal Mix)
B1 Casablanca sessions (Dub Mix)