The Dolphins "House Panic"

Originally released on Guidance Recordings several months ago, the latest Hooj release comes from Italian outfit ´The Dolphins´, who have been etching a name for themselves with their blend of no nonsense funk edged house grooves and rocking beats. ´House Panic´ is no exception..

A gnarly bass guitar hook and swaying drum beats keep the ´Original´ jackin along, as a hypnotic indie style vocal navigates it´s way through subtle layered drops and electro riffs, taking you into it´s hold as it lifts you up, brings you down and gets your ass shakin at the local disco..

Following on from there is the excellent ´Paul Woolfood´ who delivers the first of two remixes, stretching out the drums and adding a bubbling bassline and acid ic goodness that ripples and rises, kicking like a mule towards the end in true speaker tweakin fashion.

Lifted from the original Guidance release, the ´Inland Knights´ strip the track down to it´s basics, replacing the original parts with a big rolling disco groove and lashing of loving warm chords, never really rocking the house, but providing a nice laid back revision for that slightly more alternative set.

A mixed bag for sure.. which is very much the case with a lot of Hooj´s output at the moment. It´s appeal may not be as widespread as a lot of other records out there, but this particular 12" offers three uniquely different mixes which you should at least some use from.