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A: Gamelan B: Margie'ss Groove “Gamelan / Margie’s Groove” is another offering of Kate Simko’s gracefully appointed minimal house, a digital-only release for Spectral Sound. With these two cuts, Simko gives minimalism a good name, inviting each sound to discretely rub elbows with its neighbors before it skips off into the ether. “Gamelan” is an exercise in elegant hypnosis: a suite of tasteful percussion passages that, through careful mutations and recombinations, arrange themselves into a polyrhythmic symphony. A glassy clang rings like a jostled crate of milk bottles; synthesizers conjure automotive whirrs and distant rumbles; and a conga-augmented kick pattern pushes the listener towards the inevitable comedown. “Margie’s Groove,” meanwhile, is the A-side’s sexier evil twin. “Margie’s” reprises the syncopated, sinewy funk of Simko’s She Said EP, riding a relentless tribal thump through a field of call-and-response slinky melodies and sharply isolated hand claps.

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"Gamelan" is alright - floaty tech house, not bad, will probably play it - but "Margie's Groove" is where the fuck it's at as far as I'm concerned. So excited about this record it's not even funny, just lush, groovy tech house.

For all the hubbub surrounding her apparently either awesome or wretched live shows (only time I've seen her she was fantastic) locally, she still produces a hell of a record.

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Both are so sick. I like Gamelan for its versatility because Margie's Groove is a bit more early only.

I want this on wax, so warm sounding, brilliant production!

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

wasn't feeling margie, but gamelan is nice.

both are good but margie is better imo. ended up buying both today.

We could probably end the debate over which side is better before it starts and all agree this is a fucking solid release.

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Originally posted by ******** Seplling don't demonstrate intelligence and educatoin - knowing does.

Gamelan is mint.

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if anyone hasn't seen it: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature-read.aspx?id=962

Best quote from that interview:

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What frustrates you most about dance music? It frustrates me that the worst dance music is the most popular and known. I guess that's how it is with all music—the underground stuff is the best, the worst stuff sells the most...

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All around solid release.

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Originally posted by RJT Best quote from that interview:

I bit too generalized for my liking, but I see the point.

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Originally posted by Clovis We could probably end the debate over which side is better before it starts and all agree this is a fucking solid release.

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Originally posted by cmay119 All around solid release.

The verdict is in!

will check it, but shes a fucking terrible dj (and I don't say that about anybody very often)

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