Kresy - Ode To New York EP - Freerange

After a couple of excellent Hivern Discs releases, the Lord of percussion Kresy sprouts wings and ascends on the Freerange label with the Ode To New York EP. Such a move is a mark of how respected Kresy has become as a producer since those Hivern releases - see his remix commissions for Exquisite Pain, Southern Fried and Lovemonk as further proof - and this Freerange release precedes a debut on Jay Shepheard's Retrofit. As you might expect from the title, the '90s era of NY House is very much an influence here but the music never veers into homage; instead Kresy's production talent shines through. On "Sweet Dangerous MC's" it's the manner in which the ascendant chords brush up against the clattering broken drums, whilst the wonderfully titled "Last Cocktail Of Stallone" will appeal to fans of contemporary disco not disco. On the flip this track is given a West Coast House rerub by Vin Sol and MATRiXXman and Kresy's diversity is further confirmed on the melodically driven "Midnight In Manhattan".