As bassist for dance-punk outfit The Rapture, Mattie Safer cut his teeth in the music scene alongside a wave of now-legendary early 2000s NYC acts like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem and more (a time period recently immortalized in the documentary film ‘Meet Me In The Bathroom.’) Fast-forward nearly 2 decades and Mattie has found the sweeter side of dance music as the current lead vocalist for daytime disco kings Poolside, and now he presents his solo lovetempo project on Razor-N-Tape.
A chilled-out affair, the lovetempo EP moves between organic laidback disco, modern bossa nova treatments, and Sade-esque grown-n-sexy jazz grooves. Hitting notes of both melancholy and positivity, Mattie’s plaintive vocals wind through all 4 of the original songs, delivering catchy and singable hooks.
Keinemusik’s Reznik links with his longtime collaborator Good Guy Mikesh as they take The One straight to the club with a synthetic shifter of a remix offering distinct dancefloor moments.
Chicago house producer 400+ undergirds their crisp, minimal arrangements with varying shades of dread, but also errant glimmers of optimism. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 9, 2022