For his second release on the label this year, Culprit welcome jozif and his %u2018Standard Rising%u2019 EP. Sharing the former%u2019s anticipation and buzz, %u2018Standard Rising%u2019 is the middle installment in the LA-based imprint%u2019s anthemic summer trilogy. Exuberant and profoundly catchy the EP is bursting with fresh ideas that are uniquely jozif and perfectly matched to Culprit%u2019s forward moving sound.
%u2018Standard Rising%u2019 forms a fascinating companion to jozif%u2019s first full Culprit EP, %u2018The Lady B.%u2019 While bound by the same sonic ethos, the two releases showcase the artist%u2019s and the label%u2019s two harmonious and complimentary sides: %u2018The Lady B%u2019s%u2019 wistful and intensel personal musicality and %u2018Standard Rising%u2019s unbounded joy and e sweep. Culprit%u2019s commitment to creating a catalogue that appeals as both listening and dance-floor moving experiences of personality and depth are represented by an artist who is fast becoming of one the label%u2019s producers-in-residence.
Titular track is a special one for Culprit, having been written specifically for jozif%u2019s return appearance for the label%u2019s signature party, Culprit Sessions at The Standard Hotel rooftop in LA. The song is a perfect and timeless encapsulation of this party series%u2019 feeling, crackling with irresistible melodic elements, deep sub-bass, all peaking with a vocal hook that will leave no summer dance-floor safe from it%u2019s blissful bombast.
%u2018Guitar Player%u2019, a favourite of the Culprit clan%u2019s, is all live drums and bassline, swelling strings, staccato piano riff and wah-wah guitar driving a spoken word sample that could have been picked only by jozif. jozif%u2019s sense of dynamic is flawless, yet again.
%u2018Benny Benjamin%u2019 is the modern disco piece par excellence, with a Stax soul-style orchestra of one, combining an incredibly rich palette of instrumental elements blending into that singular bit of music that could have been created at any point in the dance music%u2019s four decade continuum but being unmistakably jozif %u2013 and Culprit.
Rounding off the release is a much welcomed label debut of Djebali, part of a long-term brotherly relationship between Culprit and the former Freak n%u2019Chic clan. Djebali brings his trademark old-school house verve to %u2018Benny Benjamin,%u2019 led by the pulsating deep bassline, perfect percussive groove and subtle organ keys. The remix compliments this strong release with impeccable taste and execution.
%u2018Standard Rising%u2019 forms a fascinating companion to jozif%u2019s first full Culprit EP, %u2018The Lady B.%u2019 While bound by the same sonic ethos, the two releases showcase the artist%u2019s and the label%u2019s two harmonious and complimentary sides: %u2018The Lady B%u2019s%u2019 wistful and intensel personal musicality and %u2018Standard Rising%u2019s unbounded joy and e sweep. Culprit%u2019s commitment to creating a catalogue that appeals as both listening and dance-floor moving experiences of personality and depth are represented by an artist who is fast becoming of one the label%u2019s producers-in-residence.
Titular track is a special one for Culprit, having been written specifically for jozif%u2019s return appearance for the label%u2019s signature party, Culprit Sessions at The Standard Hotel rooftop in LA. The song is a perfect and timeless encapsulation of this party series%u2019 feeling, crackling with irresistible melodic elements, deep sub-bass, all peaking with a vocal hook that will leave no summer dance-floor safe from it%u2019s blissful bombast.
%u2018Guitar Player%u2019, a favourite of the Culprit clan%u2019s, is all live drums and bassline, swelling strings, staccato piano riff and wah-wah guitar driving a spoken word sample that could have been picked only by jozif. jozif%u2019s sense of dynamic is flawless, yet again.
%u2018Benny Benjamin%u2019 is the modern disco piece par excellence, with a Stax soul-style orchestra of one, combining an incredibly rich palette of instrumental elements blending into that singular bit of music that could have been created at any point in the dance music%u2019s four decade continuum but being unmistakably jozif %u2013 and Culprit.
Rounding off the release is a much welcomed label debut of Djebali, part of a long-term brotherly relationship between Culprit and the former Freak n%u2019Chic clan. Djebali brings his trademark old-school house verve to %u2018Benny Benjamin,%u2019 led by the pulsating deep bassline, perfect percussive groove and subtle organ keys. The remix compliments this strong release with impeccable taste and execution.
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