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by
Sean Criss
what people are saying...
"One of those rare quality instrumentals.. Very nice!" Tony Humphries (East Orange, NJ - Tony Records / Yellorange)
"Sick! A deep seductive blend jazz and house and spicey keyboard work...very cool stuff!" DJ Phil T (New York, NY - DJ Times / Bigshot Magazine / Promo Only)
"Deep and devilish, with simple but wonderfully effective, jazzy keys. Wow, they go off!!! Superb instrumentation - Harold has got some magic fingers! It's got a groove that will work in the earlier settings. Session 201 comes with a little more of a serious feeling direction. Punchy and determined keys lead the way from the very beginning until we hit another incredible solo. Very funky, super bouncy - fun house music. Lovely breakdown at the end to display even more sublime instrumentation. Electronic music with live instruments and an organic feel - top work! " Checkpoint Charlie (Los Angeles, CA - My Cuppa Tea / My House Your House)
For its second release, Florida eclectic beats label FastFWD reaches slightly northward to the thriving yet under-appreciated house music scene in Atlanta, Georgia. Here we find the jazzy deep house sound of HT Zero, the alias of keyboard wizard Harold Tuner who landed in the ATL via Detroit. His underground demos have been garnering play among the cream of Atlanta house DJs for over a year and now HT is ready for his first vinyl outing, the Groove 201 EP, courtesy of the honored FastFWD. Co-produced by Kai Alcé (Track Mode, Deep Explorer) this EP features two cuts showcasing HT's musical skills as well as punchy, late night rhythms.
"Ky's Groove" opens the promo with Latin-tinged percussion and bright, jazzy keys. Evolving beyond usual four-on-the-floor offerings the track displays warm and sentimental chord progressions and melodies.
The following "Session 201" is a more driving affair bolstered by the interplay of separate keyboard lines and an extended improvised solo. Perfect for blending in the deeper, jazzier sets.
HT Zero's Groove 201 EP has been floating around in a limited vinyl issue but this is the first digital promo and release from FastFWD of these unique tracks. We hope you enjoy them.
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