Daniel Bortz - Monkey Biznizz by WieWouWat - WhoWantsWhat published on 2013-10-25T12:25:54Z Out Now: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00EW5NE0C https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/patchwork-memories/id704341839 http://www.decks.de/t/daniel_bortz-patchwork_memories/c21-im Daniel Bortz is no friend of excess. Anyone familiar with his previous work is aware of the clear contours that permeate and define his tracks. Overkill, in any case, is not in his repertoire. What Daniel Bortz does instead is pack compatible sounds together from all the drawers in the ‘beat’ cabinet and arrange them into a system bearing his own inimitable signature. And that’s how this album works. Its doors are open, and they in turn open up a stylistic spectrum that effortlessly expands the borders drawn by his previous discography. But it simultaneously comes together as a single unit far more substantial than the mere sum of its parts. Here the individual elements transform to serve a mood, a feeling. That in itself is already exciting. Bortz is unmatched in how he crafts his sounds, how he modulates reverb depths, how he opens spaces and inserts details between the tracks with the precision of a Swiss watchmaker. His nonchalance in turning apparently cool vibes into a fiery inferno is the definition of informed understatement. ‘Patchwork Memories’ becomes tangible as an experience through the depth of these moods, through the immediacy he applies in portraying his memories. These are memories Daniel has scribbled down in sketches and arrangements over time. For the album he returned to them, carefully picking those to resuscitate. He’s somehow managed to accomplish this audio self-revelation without stumbling into self-immolation and, most importantly, without losing sight of the laws of the dance floor. Those suspicious that LP productions are for the head(phones) and not for the feet will be astonished at how ‘Patchwork Memories’ brings both to life. It all starts with ‘Alone at Home’, featuring an ocean-depths down tempo vibe that rivals the track’s title in telling the song’s story. The deep minor piano appears right away as Daniel Bortz’s unmistakable trademark. Other gems include ‘Spend the Night’, bearing an instantly irresistible vocal loop as an endless hook joined by Daniel’s bassy voice, which appears intermittently throughout the album. ‘First Love’ features singer Eva Gold and a Goldfrapp-meets-Moloko-under-a-mirror- ball, kick-drum driven disco vibe that makes the track the album’s pop highlight. The memories continue, journeying through the laid-back stomper “Satisfaction” and its buckets of club coolness, ‘The Misery Feat. Nils Corßen’ looking back on a love thought won but ultimately lost, and ‘Pictures’, a teardrop cradled in discreetly rolling drums and delicate harp strings. The album closes, as all things should, with ‘Friends’, a thank you to all the anonymous people who indirectly contributed to its creation; to those who trigger memories, those who surround us and those who stay with us. Genre House Comment by Damir Best legend 2023-10-06T09:43:19Z Comment by sunshinesasi ❤️ 2022-09-13T00:32:10Z Comment by milos tasty 2017-06-09T12:34:17Z Comment by Donzé @hugo_01 2017-02-09T14:31:26Z Comment by Zesiro huge! 2016-10-04T07:17:43Z Comment by -Stratusphere- LOVE 2016-02-01T16:16:52Z Comment by -Stratusphere- YES 2016-02-01T16:11:19Z Comment by seminnkaa mcfit_wien 2016-01-11T09:10:30Z Comment by ΑRGÁVATHIÁ lovely 2015-11-30T16:32:20Z Comment by Spring <3 2015-10-26T23:41:37Z Comment by bambi Anthem. 2015-09-10T07:47:41Z Comment by Zaigham Imran Nicee 2015-07-29T00:58:29Z Comment by Nicolasrankel biggg 2015-05-02T16:25:54Z Comment by CORi awesome 2015-04-23T15:11:14Z Comment by Jaf Master J So good!! 2014-08-04T19:39:50Z Comment by Justine Sem'tzef Magical 2014-07-19T10:40:17Z Comment by XpanSean (XS-0) NICE 2014-07-19T05:53:22Z Comment by Ewelina :))) <3 2014-06-27T14:26:25Z Comment by Ewelina my big fav <3 2014-06-27T14:23:20Z Comment by 2ayss Smooth!! like it 2014-05-05T22:09:50Z Comment by Salama best track ever 2014-03-22T15:14:08Z Comment by ELI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2014-02-25T19:29:31Z Comment by NetherNovas amazing! 2014-01-14T17:27:45Z Comment by pat sen yeah love that ! 2014-01-14T10:24:06Z Comment by Dave H Love the vocals! 2013-12-08T23:14:24Z Comment by NOMiA Great track! 2013-11-10T23:18:00Z