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Yam Who's Midnight Riot series continues to impress, delivering tracks that sit somewhere between cheeky re-edits, illicit remixes and original productions. There's much to enjoy on this latest label missive, a four-tracker from Waterford-based disco/electrofunk enthusiast Jay Roche (aka Jay-Ru). "It's Not Over" is a deliciously wide-eyed version of '80s soul fave "It's Over Now" with some neat additional nu-disco and deep house touches, while "Say You Love Me Girl" is a brilliant cut-up edit of a soaring '80s disco jam. "Brown Baby" employs similar MPC-jamming techniques, as well as a killer breakdown and build-up slap bang in the middle. Finally, "It's Tooo Late" [sic] alternates between subdued groovery and grandiose flourishes on a delightful slo-mo disco gem.

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It's Over Now

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At long last the return of Waterfords own Jay Ru, an elusive producer of much acclaim. This EP has been over two years in the making but it’s well worth the wait mixing slow-mo soul gems into clattering hip hop-esque house beats, Such A Long Long Time kicks things off with some classic low slung sampling and deep bass for early doors. Notching things up we have Flippin’ The Bird, some mid tempo funky nu-disco with razor sharp beats and drops before we take it down a tap with Movin’ On, a cowbell clattering blues-house hybrid thats a sure-fire set starter. Finally Sweet Hum brings us to a close with a peak time rubber b-lined collaboration with Hot Digits honcho Fingerman before we head into a monster remix section of the EP. Paul Bryan of Waterford takes Movin’ On into deeper territory with his stunning remix before Fingerman & Chewy Rubs take on Flippin’ The Bird. The guys flip the rolling groove on its head, teasing that latin drop for maximum effect later in the track. Finally another big Waterford producer Stephen Richards of Disco Daze fame delivers a slamming remix of Sweet Hum that makes full use of that awesome bassline! 

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Mastered at The Foundry Studios Portsmouth UK

HOTDIGIT073 Jay Ru Feat. Fingerman - Sweet Hum (Stephen Richards Remix) (Preview)

HOTDIGIT073 Jay Ru - Flippin The Bird (Fingerman & Chewy Rubs Re - Flip) (Preview)

HOTDIGIT073 Jay Ru - Movin On (Paul B Retrix) (Preview)

HOTDIGIT073 Jay Ru Feat. Fingerman - Sweet Hum (Preview)

Naples stalwart nu-disco dude Frank Virgilio returns for his third outing on Hot Digits Music and this time he’s flexing his production muscles with some deeper material while still maintaining that crisp eclectic sound he’s been known for over the years. Kicking off with some slo-mo balearic gear with “Fly Away” a set opener with some psychedelic rock influences of a pulsing b-line and bone crunching kicks. We then continue the throb with “Black Fantasy”, an undulating beast of a slo-mo track that builds and builds with each loop before we kick into the sun-soaked guitar bliss of “The Bag” a track that shimmy and shakes with its rolling b-line and quirky vocal stabs. “Electro Therapy (Pt.1)” ups the tempo a wee bit for some deep analog nu-disco acid goodness before we finish with two remixes. Fingerman gets to grips with “Black Fantasy” with his acid chug rework before “The Bag” gets flipped on its head with a brooding remix from Jay Ru who teams up with Fingerman for their acid filled “Baggy Remix”

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It's Over Now

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