- Macaluso returns to the En-Soul stable with the Universal EP. Featuring 4 new productions, the New Jersey based producer looks set to deliver more chunky house music.
My House is first up, and the result is just that, solid chunky house music. Some deep and chunky tribal drum patterns are pretty much the flavour here, as the track flows in a pretty similar fashion throughout.
Summer Beats is a little more like it, as smooth warm pads surround a nice chunky kick drum and deep baseline. Probably one of Mike’s strongest production to date.
It’s The Funk again continues the fine form from Summer Beats, and delivers another chunky house cut driven by a deep baseline that’s rides quite well with the nice percussive elements.
96 Degrees concludes the EP with probably the funkiest track of the lot. Smooth vocal snippets are looped creating a good vibe alongside some smooth drums and subtle deep baselines.
This is more like it from Mike Macaluso. I must confess I have been a bit disappointed with his release on En Soul to date, but this EP finally shows the class and diversity he is capable of.