3.0 out of 5 stars
Markus Enochson - Night Games, May 12, 2011
This review is from: Night Games (Audio CD)
House full-lengths are always tricky, and if anyone can tackle it successfully, I figure it should be Markus Enochson. His tracks and remixes usually stand head-and-shoulders above others. But on his debut, NIGHT GAMES, he veers more towards R&B, soul and broken beats. Though the tribal thump and spoken word of "How Is Your Imagination" starts the album off on the right foot, "Keep On Getting By" just doesn't grab me (the delicate "No Stoppin This" works better). But "Love is on the Way" and "Hear Me" hit the right electro soul points with a full kick-drum, and "Endless Dance" starts on an abstract tip before the vocals come on full force, like a chorus. And is that a shout out to Thomas Pynchon I hear on the funky "You Got It"? But Enochson shows his best side with the final track, "Dub the Noize," which backs Rachel Wilkie's spoken word with a deep and meditative journey.
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