First release for I.vy on her own label Chinese laundry. The delicate task is entrusted to the producer, which presents herself for the first time ever with a release of her own, not surprisingly titled “Vol I”. A careful work, a well illustrated journey, where the four cardinal points are 4 originals marked by a bass line sound that seems to come from a TB 303 just dusted off by a deposit of Mr. Ikutaro Kakehashi .
Another set of fine house reworks and re-edits in this Strobelight Honey series. Side A offers up an edit of Modern Mechanical Music’s “Persia”, which is the kind of mid 80s fusion of electro-dance and that new fangled Chicago house music surely a massive cut at the Warehouse and Music Box… Next we have another variation on Bill Withers’ perennial favourite “Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?”, this time featuring proper big-lunged diva vocals and a stripped-down, jackin’ Chi-town house backing track. Lastly “Boom Combined” keeps the Chicago theme going with more of those Roland 808 primed 4/4s.
The Hipodrome Of Music 