Thomas Penton "Deeper Vowels"

Over the past decade, Thomas Penton´s production and remix work has earned him massive respect from many of the key DJs and his peers alike. With appearances on a massive amount of labels, its surprising that we´ve not seen him on Baroque Records previously, but that now changes as his track ´Deeper Vowels´ becomes the label´s 47th release.

Tough swirling rhythms and solid tribal drums comprise the basis of Penton´s ´Original Mix´, with an interesting synth loop cutting through the centre of the track, it´s ferocity and intensity slowly building. Slowly but surely, vocal snippets and string melodies are introduced and it´s then the track begins to come to life. A subtle drop at the centre of the track preludes an eerie key changing build that drops into a hard hitting outro that test the frequencies of even the best sound systems without a doubt.

´Andre Absolut´ is on hand to provide the remix, taking ´Deeper Vowels´ down a slightly different path. Opting for a pumping style groove, Andre creates an upbeat and funky mix that focuses more on the melody and bass than the tougher elements of the track, and if you´re familiar with his previous work, then you will no doubt be pleasantly surprised by this.

Fast approaching it´s 50th release, Baroque has constantly tried to offer something a little different, and whilst ´Deeper Vowels´ perhaps doesn´t push the limits like some of the label´s finer releases, its quite the versatile 12" to keep handy at the back of your record box, so give it a spin and see what you think.