Balearic Gabba Sound System
What You Really Need
Hell Yeah

Words by Dr Rob
Test Pressing, Reviews, Hell Yeah, Dr Rob, Balearic Gabba Soundsystem, Enzo Elia, Don Carlos, Overture, Soft House Company, What You Need, Italyn

To be honest, The Soft House Company`s “What You Need” didn`t really need an edit. This update takes away the original`s immediacy, but ups the sophistication. It is still one enormous smile-inducing piano riff. It reminds me of Rose in Ibiza. In a transparent dress that left little to imagination and confirmed her as underwear-free. But you only had to look in her eyes, and check the length of her fingernails, to know you were in trouble. Enzo Elia has extended the original from 5 to 11 minutes plus, with the last 4 dedicated to just the Mediterranean breaking and that riff.

Don Carlos` “Overture” is the one here. Lead by loon birds calling, if you bought Enzo`s previous re-work of Now Now Now`s “Problem” then you`ll probably like this. Italian ambience of gently rattling percussion and rising and falling keys. Music for the terrace at Space of the early 1990s and chaps wearing Joe Casely-Hayford shirts. Enzo`s take on Carlos` “Chicago” is similar, but a bit darker. Disembodied voices swirl around and there is a Ramierez “Techno” edge to things, which moves the track indoors amidst the glamorous weirdoes in welders goggles and the go-go dancers in cages.

If Hell Yeah are talking to Don Carlos, then hopefully a re-issue of one of the pinnacles of Italian House, “Alone” can`t be far away.

You can listen and order over at Bandcamp.

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