This record was released on Monday – it is a 2 track effort from DJ Deval aka. Michael Kelly – one of the hottest up and coming artists on the North-West urban music scene. This man takes Drum&Bass as a starting point for his music, integrating breakbeats, soulful melodies, deep house, and even reggae rhythms. Believe it or not – the end result of this is absolutely perfect. DJ Deval has got this spot on and as a result of this, this 2 track is an absolute blinder and has already been played in my CD changer a high number of times.
The tracks here are 7.23 and 6.15 minutes long so they are not at all short tracks, but still they manage to hold up the excitement throughout perfectly and make this an extremely enjoyable little 12″. If Drum&Bass is your thing then you will really be at home with this, as it has to be from one of the most talented people I have ever heard in the genre. I often come across a lot of mediocre Drum&Bass tracks, but DJ Deval really stands out from the pack and this is solely down to the sheer originality of the music – there are so many influences to this music that it is impossible not to find something that you will enjoy from this CD – where the tracks vary so much throughout, even if you do not like one bit of a track you will definitely find yourself enjoying other aspects of it, I promise. Being quite open minded, I actually enjoyed the whole lot of both of these tracks and had a really enjoyable time listening to them both as it is just such amazing music. This is the sort of music that will influence young people to start producing their own Drum&bass music as it is just perfect in every way possible and unlike many, DJ Deval does not fall in to the category of churning out the same old stuff as everyone else. This material is highly original and is definitely exciting – if you enjoy any sort of Drum&Bass then you will definitely find yourself chilling out to DJ Deval – when you listen to this music you can just chill out and put your feet up, really allowing yourself to get lost in the rhythm of the music. Deval uses effects perfectly in his music in order to make it as exciting as possible, and in using these effects he really creates exciting, even revolutionary music.
So, if you are in to Drum&Bass at all then definitely check this guy out and get your hands on a copy of this fabulous 12″ – it is available for a mere £5 from Essential Direct Ltd (info@essentialdirect.co.uk) – I strongly suggest you do this people as this is one hell of a record – which is sure to look cool as hell in your collection. If you are a DJ looking for some tracks to liven up your set then give this one a try, I am sure that you will not be disappointed with what you hear – I sure wasn’t.
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
