I was just listening to Romanthony last night!!!
He's like the Prince (as in *Prince*) of house music, with Prince style song
titles (Bring U Up, Down 4 U, my two favorite tracks) and staccato vocals.
Very funky house with some timbaland style syncopation and a wide variety of
instrumental styles. Lot's of that spaerse Prince style guitars and bass,
but with house kicks. He's a bit of an R&B mack sometimes ("I wanna do your
body babe" vocals, not what sterile conservative IDM fans are usually into),
but it's all part of his New Jersey vibe. Really innovative stuff - at his
best he's one of my current faves.
Get the Glasgow Underground album - its a compilation of a bunch of tracks
he's done over the years, it's called "R.Hide in Plain Site". I have another
CD by him but it's not as good - he's occasionally prone to some spotty
production and cheesy lyrics here and there.
- Cf
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