It is a robust candidate for Progressive gem of the yr.
It’s no secret that Man J is a genius. He’s a form of King Midas of the Progressive Home scene: the whole lot he touches he turns to gold. After an intensive profession that features the 1000 Phrases albums, 100 releases in his former imprint Misplaced & Discovered which modified the course of the style, constant touring worldwide, and doubtless three exhausting disk drives filled with unreleased music, Man is at a degree in his profession the place he’s proven he’s able to something and the whole lot.
He may’ve very effectively referred to as it quits as a producer and simply caught with the curation and label proprietor facet of being an artist, given the truth that he not too long ago based one more groundbreaking label, Early Morning, however he’s determined to maintain going out to the sector and enjoying the matches. And we’re so glad he’s doing so, as a result of his stage of mastery has solely gone up an increasing number of every time.
He not too long ago whipped out the outdated dependable Cornucopia alias, his extra melodic and intimate title, to current a frankly unimaginable remix on his very label. A future basic stemming from an already licensed basic, Man J not too long ago launched his lengthy, long-awaited remix of ‘Roots‘, by the Chopstick & Johnjon duo.
‘Roots (Cornucopia Remix)’
The place do I even start with this one… A couple of months in the past, Man J was invited to John Digweed’s weekly radioshow, Transitions, the place he performed an impressive hour-long guestmix throughout Episode 1070. And the closing observe of his set was one thing that blew me out of the water. I couldn’t consider such a gem existed. And the combo minimize the observe at 3 minutes, a completely prison act.
For months, this was the one approach many needed to take heed to a high-fidelity rip of the remix for ‘Roots’. That’s, till the information unfold that Early Morning could be the house for the extremely anticipated Cornucopia remix of the 2013 launch. The piece was launched on July twenty fifth, and it’s develop into much more of a fan favorite than it was once as an ID.
I can’t describe this observe every other approach than “I’m flying“. The sheer approach the pads make you’re feeling, together with the refined strings, that come and go like a tide, the sustained bassline, the mushy, heat components, and the piercingly lovely unique vocal, all make for a real flight. That is a type of tracks you may placed on, shut your eyes, and be despatched to a unique place.
This is without doubt one of the most lovely issues I’ve heard this yr. And let me inform you, I’ve listened to a bunch of music over the course of 2025, however this one actually needs to goal for that remix of the yr spot. My solely grievance, as normal with Cornucopia, is that it ought to’ve lasted not less than quarter-hour. It’s so fairly.
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