John Roberts - Glass Eights (2010)
John Roberts - Glass Eights (2010)
MP3 320 kbps | 54:35 Min | 131 Mb
Genre: Electronic / Deep House / House | Label: Dial
Earlier this year, Dial released a cheeky ode to the Chicago house music that's always served as such a foundational element to the label's sound in Efdemin's, well, naturally, Chicago. But, frankly, the Windy City might be even more relevant in setting the historical site for the much-anticipated debut album of Berlin-based American John Roberts, Glass Eights. Following a debut on John Daly's Feel Music and singles on Dial and its sister-label Laid, Roberts has quickly established himself as a young producer adept at designing almost classically textured and intricate Chicago deep house. Though certainly grounded in mournful or melancholy overtones, Roberts' best cuts exude a kind of blissful sadness, a contentment to linger in sorrow that owes a lot to the emotional release of genres like blues and jazz. Those touchstones can be heard more explicitly on Glass Eights, which folds jazzy grand piano runs, violins, upright bass and funky organs into Roberts' complex candlelit house.
Tracklist:
01. Lesser (4:03)
02. Navy Blue (6:54)
03. Ever Or Not (6:23)
04. Dedicated (4:34)
05. Interlude (Telephone) (2:57)
06. Pruned (6:31)
07. Porcelain (6:41)
08. August (6:16)
09. Went (5:30)
10. Glass Eights (4:46)