SAFT24 - Chris Gray - Cosmic Simmering by Island Issues published on 2022-12-20T12:32:52Z Artist: Chris Gray Title: Cosmic Simmering Cat.: SAFT24 Label: saft Format: 2 x Vinyl 12’’ Release date: February 2023 Style: Deep House, House, Downtempo A1. Forage The Courage (What Could Be) A2. Woks & Their Toasted Sesame A3. 3s Then A Flour B1. Bring It To A Simmer B2. Freshened With Seductive Acidity B3. It's A Bad Day When The Store Locks Away Detergent C1. Fennel & Dill Pollen C2. The Rest, In Peas C1. Flan De Qoi Choi D1. Tikka Luvr D2. The Puttanesca Caper D3. Every Child's Pots & Pans D4. This Game Hen's Game's On Cosmic Simmering is a very personal new album of unreleased material from Chris Gray on Saft. The 13 track album has been composed of previously lost archives, restored DAT tapes and old CDs and it plots the musical evolution of one of house music's most underrated artists. Gray has been producing since the mid-nineties, and in that time has crafted some seminal moments in deep house. He's landed on a range of labels, but most often Saft or his own Deep4Life. He has put out seven superb long players that explore a rich palette of moods and grooves, and this latest is another adventurous collection that travels far and wide into rhythm and sound. Work on this album started in March 2020 when Chris started digging around in his archives. Some of what he found was sketched in the late 80s, while other tracks were written a few months after Chris moved to Chicago and was living in his uncle's south side attic in early 1993. There are also some cuts from 1995 onwards which have been salvaged from deteriorating DAT tapes after a friend of Chris fixed his player. There is also a selection of early 2000s deep4life material taken from 20-year-old backups on cheap CDs, all brought back to life for this record. Cosmic Simmering is a beautifully widescreen album that works equally on mind, body and spirit. Genre Deep House Comment by Estrato Aurora Excellent 💯❤️ 2023-10-13T23:08:48Z Comment by David Cogan Cool 2023-08-14T23:30:07Z Comment by neroli ace! 2023-01-20T14:52:16Z Comment by M.E. Lovely stuff! 2023-01-19T14:30:28Z Comment by Island Issues D4. This Game Hen's Game's On 2023-01-19T09:04:58Z Comment by Island Issues D3. Every Child's Pots & Pans 2023-01-19T09:04:37Z Comment by Island Issues D2. The Puttanesca Caper 2023-01-19T09:04:06Z Comment by Island Issues D1. Tikka Luvr 2023-01-12T17:37:17Z Comment by Island Issues C1. Flan De Qoi Choi 2023-01-12T17:37:00Z Comment by Island Issues C2. The Rest, In Peas 2023-01-12T17:36:42Z Comment by Island Issues C1. Fennel & Dill Pollen 2023-01-12T17:36:22Z Comment by Island Issues B3. It's A Bad Day When The Store Locks Away Detergent 2023-01-12T17:35:54Z Comment by Island Issues B2. Freshened With Seductive Acidity 2023-01-12T17:35:25Z Comment by Island Issues B1. Bring It To A Simmer 2023-01-12T17:34:53Z Comment by Island Issues A3. 3s Then A Flour 2023-01-12T17:34:19Z Comment by Island Issues A2. Woks & Their Toasted Sesame 2023-01-12T17:33:45Z Comment by Island Issues A1. Forage The Courage (What Could Be) 2023-01-12T17:33:18Z