David Borsu
Insight
Released 05/06/2006
© 2006 Counterpoint Records
£5.79
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| 1 | LATE NIGHT SWING | 5:20 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 2 | NOCTURNE | 4:34 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 3 | REMINISCENT | 4:09 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 4 | Mama Nature | 4:46 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 5 | Hosanna | 3:18 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 6 | EAST BEAUMONT | 4:37 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 7 | MOVE | 3:43 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 8 | MANNEQUIN MANKIND | 5:59 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 9 | SYNCOPASSION | 4:31 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 10 | HUSTLE THE FUNK | 5:00 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 11 | COLTRANCE | 4:57 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 12 | WAY OF LIFE | 5:09 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 13 | Move (Mark De Clive Lowe Remix) | 5:36 | Play | £0.69 |
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| 14 | Move (Bruckcells Remix) | 4:35 | Play | £0.69 |
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Producer and vinyl obsessive David Borsu’s musical journey has reached a milestone with the release of his debut album, 'Insight’. As a child of the 'fiery city’ of Liege in Belgium, Borsu’s musical influences mirror those of the diverse cultural aspects of this paradoxical metropolis. Situated at the crossroads of Northern and Southern Europe, Liege is a place where old meets new, and historical influences sit comfortably along side modern developments.
As the opening track suggests, 'Insight’ is a collection of 'records of varied character’ which benefit not only from Borsu’s understated production methods, but from some highly choice collaborations too. The lush, 40’s style vocals of Damia Da Costa kick things off perfectly on 'Late Night Swing’ and convey a more broken soul flavour on 'Syncopassion’; Olu Butterfly Woods delivers her own brand of politically charged 'urban juju poetry’ on 'Mama Nature’; and Fertile Ground’s leading lady Navasha Daya drops her trademark vocals on the electro-funk of 'Move’.
Elsewhere splintered break beats combine with well-honed trumpet solos, sax riffs and dirty bass-lines. 'Nocturne’ has a South American feel and features Billy Holiday style samples; 'Reminiscent’ is steeped in a Placebo influenced fusion sound.
'Hosanna’ is a gritty funk workout with gospel-tinged vocals; 'East Beaumont’ takes its cue from afro and broken beat in equal measure; 'Mannequin Mankind’ is a heavy, twisted dance floor bomb; 'Hustle The Funk’ is a scratched up club killer; 'Coltrance’ seems to be part LSD experiment and part Alice Coltrane tribute; and 'Way Of Life’ comes off like a lost Maigret soundtrack. And after all that there are still the remixes of the single, 'Move’, to shake your rump to courtesy of New Zealand’s Mark de Clive-Lowe and Borsu himself.’
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