Sometime looking forward requires looking back.? It’s no secret that old school rave/techno circa 1992 is influencing a lot of the electro getting released right now.? A surface listening of the new Groove Armada track “Pull Up” might conjure up lost XL Recordings or a Dust Brothers dubplate from twenty years ago.? Yet if you listen closely, you realize how the old school rave/ragga rhythms are creatively updated with a darkwave feel and modern electro grooves.? The toasting, by Slarta John, is definitely on point reminding us of the classic hip-house period when danceable hip-hop and house were mixed together for everyone to enjoy.? On its own merits “Pull Up” is a stomper that will explode on many floors.? With the addition of a quirky R&B or grime-y female vocalist (maybe Janelle Monae), ?this track could easily be one of? the biggest radio hits of the fall.??
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