Synth pads and grooving hi-hat introduce a bold kick. Evolves by the book into an early house classic with 808 snares and claps. At 1:48 muted synth chords start stabbing the air, gradually building tension until dropping into a tight groove. Reminiscent of the music to “Good life” by Inner City, with better production. Retro, confident and driving. Vox version has a soulful male voice (Elliot Chapman).
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Move Your Feet
Quality disco with a laid back feel. Intro builds on a hi-hat drum riff with a funky bassline, joined by cool piano, jangling guitars. Cool, funky and earnest. Reminiscent of “We’re Lost in Music” by Sister Sledge.
Vocal version has words “move your feet, step up to the beat, got the urge to move your body”.
Broken Guns
Sparse distorted guitar with a laid-back stomping resolution. Cool, edgy, badass, perfect for ads requiring strut and swagger.
Blue Days (Suite)
Sparse blues guitar solo track. 3 simple, short blues guitar ideas. Cool, breezy and laid back, perfect as idents or for a short, snappy advert or brief, refreshing musical interlude in a documentary or TV show.
Tobinesque
Subtle, ambient intro of sparse percussion and synth melody, foreboding and dark, building to a harder sound with pizzicato orchestral strings and 90s trip hop beats. Slightly glamourous, exotic and classy, like a modern James Bond film, perfect for an action/thriller or exciting, potentially dangerous TV scene.
Notes of Dust in the Sunshine
Laid back jazz track. Soft brass, snippets of piano and dynamic double bass keep it easy-going and improvisational. Cool and calm with late night vibes, repetitive and emphatic, perfect for a thoughtful, reflective TV/Film moment, or for a curious documentary observing the subtle idiosyncrasies of a people.
Streets Call Your Name
Dark, atmospheric hip hop beats with strings.Sombre, brooding and edgy, would suit an after-dark advert or a gripping, dangerous contemporary TV drama.
From Now On
Haunting piano intro with eerie sound effects, joined by trip hop beat and warm piano chords.The beat picks up and the piano intensifies before going back to a steady groove with undulating bass guitar. Then growing in intensity with added string section, powerful bass and dynamic percussion. Warm, atmospheric, cool but tense, the perfect soundtrack to a cool action movie or tv series, or a moody, city-based advert.