Jono Fernandez "Monkey Business"

‘Monkey Business´ by Jono Fernandez is a great funked up breakbeat number. It´s recently been making the rounds by DJ´s such as Meat Katie, Terry Francis and Jonathan Lisle. A great acidy remix by Jay Tripwire & Mr Barcode on the flip, which opens doors for a broad range of djs, with the overall release being something a little different from Jono.

The ´Original´ starts in with funked up drums. A dirty bassline drives in taking the song off into a vocal sample. A few layers of sound move in different directions. They start to collide and are sucked into a sweeping break down. Delayed drops tease a haunting synth and fall with a piano. Another voice sample and the song takes on a whole new movement into washy soundscapes and lush melodies.

The ´Jay Tripwire & Mr Barcode Mix´ is a progressive tech house tune. A thick kick, and short lazer snaps start in. A nice delayed sound bounces into the beats, and fades off into a sick acid funk. A groovy bassline cuts into a short break and stops up for a moment. A haunting synth comes in along with the piano drops. The kick comes back in, and the acid grooves until the end.

EQ continue on strong. Jono Fernandez´s ´Monkey Business´ is going to be heard on dancefloors everywhere, and will probably surprise people who expect something a little different from him.