- A funny thing happened after reviewing the last 12-inch from Bim Marx (the duo of Duane Harriott and Jorge Velez): it remained in my DJ bag for months after. The edits got deeper and wider with each play, ranging from funk to soul, disco to house, even getting some gospel in there for good measure. Their latest features three cuts that also range wildly.
The highlights come often: a cutting up of Evelyn "Champagne" King boils with lots of laser stabs while the A side feels downright delirious (Picadilly's blurb suggested use of methamphetamine in its making). You're already knee-deep in the track, all breathless panting of high-pitched nasally voices, sounding like Stevie Wonder getting down with Kid Creole's back-up molls. Even the curio cover of the Beatles' "Drive My Car" offers up some sweet Afro-disco drum breaks. On both sides, the looped voices implore and assure: "Baby I got it," "Let's get funky tonight," "I know just how you like it," and "I'll make it hot for you," and Bim Marx delivers on all of the above promises.
Tracklist A Make It Hot
B1 Funky 2 Nite
B2 Drive It