Another banger that I used to revise to and another banger to add to your early morning balcony playlist! Philippe Aubin-Dionne started making house music under the pseudonym Hovatron, before the Montreal based DJ and producer settled on Jacques Greene.
Making his name by being featured on the cult classic Night Slugs All Stars Vol. 1 (a compilation album by the Night Slugs record label) with his 2010 hit, (Baby I Don’t Know) What You Want, his star quickly began to rise. Today, we are taking a look at one of the rungs on his ascension, 2011’s Another Girl.
He released a five track EP entitled Another Girl, with the opening track taking the same name. It dropped on LuckyMe label and turned out to be one of 2011’s brightest sparks in the indie-dance scene. The main selling point on the track is the Ciara sampled vocals that Greene uses to set the mood of the track. Whirring synths and rhythmic, syncopated snares drift away, with Ciara’s echoey, haunting vocals floating through the air. It’s a long track, sitting at nearly 7 minutes, yet it’s repetitiveness only serves to heighten its hypnotic qualities. It is easy to shut down listening to this track and just immerse yourself in an audio bubble, turning yourself off from all the problems and issues in your life.
It’s not an ostentatious track, yet it has shimmerings of dubstep in it. Greene led the way for post-dubstep dance music and implemented a lot of RnB in his records, yet there are the remnants of the dubstep sound, especially on the pensive, dramatic drop as the vocals dip out and Greene’s production takes the spotlight. It is patient and melodic, and perfect for a Sunday evening to unwind.
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