Justin Van Der Volgen’s My Rules label is back with its second release of 2016: the Lee Douglas edit of Soulful Dynamics – Jungle People. Given the nod and approved by the band, this is the version you’ve heard and been looking for over the last few years. Now finally seeing a proper release after many requests. Douglas takes the original, teases out the arrangement and turns the psychedelic knob to 100.
Since establishing the illicit My Rules imprint earlier this year, New Yorker Justin Vangdervolgen has used it to deliver a mixture of sneaky edits, hush-hush remixes and sly, sample heavy original productions. “Sketch 2” is towards the rougher end of Vandervolgen’s output, and sees the former man laying down some seriously tough, twisted beats, jagged analogue motifs, bleeping melodies and mind-altering acid lines. It sounds like the sort of sweaty machine jam that will get dancefloors in a frenzy of flailing arms and legs.
The My Rules imprint was set-up by prolific re-editor Justin VanDerVolgen as an outlet for his wares, whilst retaining an element of mystery. This occasional NYC outlet has unearthed two more hidden gems and rewired them perfectly for modern dancefloor destruction. ‘Closer’ is the pure, distilled essence of the Disco strut, powered up and laid out over an unrelenting, insistent groove. ‘Dig Dag’ keeps the energy levels high with a pulsing, sci-fi, Euro Disco extravaganza.
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