Shur-I-Kan – State of Emergency / FRD239

RELEASE: State of Emergency
ARTIST(S): Shur-I-Kan

REMIXERS:

LABEL: Freerange Records, FRD239
GENRE: AIFF, Deep House
RELEASED: 2018-09-07
AVAILABLE FORMAT: 320Kbps (+ AIFF)
DOWNLOAD SIZE: (37.93 MB MP3)

TOTAL TRACKS 3

1. Shur-I-Kan – State of Emergency (Original Mix) (06:27) / F, 123bpm
2. Shur-I-Kan – Out at Night (Original Mix) (05:06) / Dm, 127bpm
3. Shur-I-Kan – Three of a Kind (Original Mix) (04:56) / A#, 120bpm

Total Playtime: 00:16:29 min

Shur-I-Kan’s association with Freerange dates right back to 2000 when he
remixed Audiomontage’s Flyin’ High following an introduction by mutual friend Tom Middleton. Since then, Tom Szirtes has been a regular on the label, releasing two LP’s and ten EP’s which have all showcased his passion for the more ‘musical’ side of house music, stemming from his loveof jazz and fusion legend Pat Metheny and his own skills as an accomplished keyboard player. Over the years Shur-I-Kan has released on Tsuba, Lazy Days and his own Dark Energy as well as remixed for the likes of Pablo Fierra, Trackheadz and Fred Everything.

On his latest outing entitled State Of Emergency, Shur-I-Kan throws a curveball, going heads-down acid on the title track and providing one of his biggest dance-floor cuts to date in the process. That said, the warm production, subtle textures and deeper elements are never that far away as vocal hits drift in and out of the mix and filtering pads remind us that it’s still resolutely a Shur-I-Kan record.

Next up we have Out At Night, a track whose simple uplifting chord stabs bring a touch of tropical warmth to proceedings, a deep bassline and crisp, rolling drums providing the one-two punch. Rounding off the EP we have Three Of A Kind, a fat-snared, big-bottomed belter with echoing melodic line, euphoric piano stabs and sparkling chimes.