Using the familiar godfather terminology, Larry Heard (aka Mr Fingers/Fingers Inc) would best be described as the godfather of both deep house and acid house. His tracks ‘Mystery of Love’, ‘Can You Feel It’ and ‘Washing Machine’ from the mid-80′s were hugely influential in the formation in these styles. He has never rested on his laurels or grandstanded, on the contrary he has continued to release interesting music to the present day, staying true to his original principles.
This album is divided into two parts, the first 8 tracks being in a deep soulful house style, while the latter 8 are a return to his acid house style. Heard’s percussion doesn’t break any new technological ground that would appeal to the chinstrokers, being a simple padded 4-4 house beat with great bass lines that possesses a real groove. Over this he places soft synthesiser tones and washes, an occasional sweet saxophone or guitar melody, topped off with his very soulful vocals. The themes are about love, change and nature. This is sexy music you could play on a Sunday morning, or while making love. This would also go down well in a club of open minded music lovers who actually like to dance, but unfortunately these days such a scene barely seems to exist.
In times of a hundred fractured styles and musical ‘developments’, this is refreshingly honest music by a true master.
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