Hailing from Marseille, Jacques Garotta (Jack de Marseille, you see?) has been DJing for near on two decades. 'Inner Visions', the follow up to his 2001 debut, takes influence from a variety of dance offshoots, all captured with the help of engineer Sébastien Rexovice. From the opening, 'So Lovely', with its nods to the White Isle, it's apparent that this man can craft a tune. He then takes us to bumping house pastures with some Eastern strings in 'Spiritual Life'. Dub also features surprising heavily throughout the album - in the minimal 'Echospace' and less good 'Dubminimalogy' and the slightly brooding 'Deep Inside'. Meanwhile 'Voie Celeste' takes us back to melodic techno from yesteryear, and 'Energizer' takes us to Detroit, with its pedal to the metal. The disc is rounded of by a more ambient, trippy vibe with 'Personal Feelings', a collaboration with countryman Trisomie 21. A far from run of the mill electronic artist album, I'm pretty glad I gave this CD a whirl. Definitely worth a listen. PV Buy from iTunes Buy from Amazon
Dec 8, 2009
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Album Review: Jack De Marseille – Inner Visions (Wicked Music)
Marseille DJ Jack De Marseille's second album 'Inner Visions' draws on dance styles including house, dub and Detroit techno.