RNR Vinilo y CD

Review: Even if you weren't familiar with The Legend Of Gelert series, you'd probably assume it has something to do with Blind Jack's Journey. There's something of the aesthetic to The Legend Of Gelert that brings to mind those North Yorkshire pranksters. Apparently started with the heavy involvement of Luv*Jam, there is some interesting canine mythology to The Legend Of Gelert should you wish to delve further but it's not integral to enjoying the music. Several of the artists that featured on the previous two Gelert 12"s return here and as ever the overarching mood is one of dreamy ambience and wide-eyed house music.

Review: Blind Jacks Journey is a genuinely fresh and provocative UK house label that stands apart from the rest of the material coming out of the British Isles. Curiously, the name is based on John Metclaf, a famous engineer from Yorkshire who also went by the name of Blind Jack of Knaresborough, and that's exactly the sort of humorous edge that runs through the label...something that we're always find of. It's all about chilled, placid house here, and RNR drops two stellar doses of the stuff in "Moments" and "Moments Vox Tool", a pair of sensual dance scorchers that sound improvisational yet perfectly happy and balanced in their minimalism. Mr Fiel's "Sunset On The Moon" is a similar sort of lick except that here the percussion is more tribal and the sounds less solitary, but the flipside by Gnork and Luv Jam, named "Troppppixxxx", is what we would call an 'utter winner'; it's the sort of house tune with that subtle acid sway and just the right amount of balearic charm. Jimini's "Back To Reality" completes the picture with a deep and dubby missile for those after-hour sets. Tip!