CLIMBERS – 2 COME BACK

ARTIST: CLIMBERS

TITLE: 2 COME BACK

LABEL: CULPRIT

This is an extract from Maouris promotions – we could not have said it better:

Much like Lee Curtiss’ ‘Candy’ and Subb-an’s ‘What I Do’ in 2011, this year’s Culprit “anthem” in-the-making is a quintessential mood-changer.

A stand-alone gem of a single, ‘2 Come Back’ is deceptively languid, yet hugely propulsive, bristling with well-defined melodic elements, based around its incredibly memorable bassline hook.

Its myriad of subtle synth melodies are exactly where they are meant to be, no notes or noises misplaced. Just when one is lulled into a sense of late-night mid-tempo bliss, a second hook – a vocal this time – adds a whole new layer of energy bringing the song to a deserved crescendo.

No discerning floor has managed to resist the song’s primal appeal yet. Two remixes manage to interpret ‘2 Come Back’ in their own very distinct ways, whilst maintaining the original’s ethos and referencing many of its ideas. Miguel Campbell’s now-patented retro French-house-inspired, profoundly funky electronic bassline struts throughout and the original’s melodies are sharpened to rhythmic precision. This remix has Miguel’s swinging groove down to a tee, best of global daytime parties be warned!

An altogether punchier and moodier rework by Crosstown Rebels new guns, Fur Coat comes in like a nighttime yin to Campbell’s yang. Bringing the original’s vocal hook to the front but putting their own robotic funk twist on it, Fur Coat exercise their easily identified style, that combines dark electronics with warmer elements.

Already in the arsenal of Art Department and Damian Lazarus, this simmering remix neatly rounds out an impressively varied release.

The EP is out 6th August 2012.

Ranking is 9/10.