Glen Brady - Glen Brady – Redeemer EP
Glen Brady AKA DJ Wool makes his debut on London-based label East Recordings with the ‘Redeemer’ EP. Having already caught the attention of the likes of Maetrik and Steve Lawler with their first two releases, Glen Brady now rises up to the East Recordings challenge, following in the steps of Pablo del Monte and DJ-Vox.
From the beginning of title track ‘Redeemer’ to the last notes of ‘Once Was Glamour’, Glen Brady’s passion for rich synths and lush pad work continually resonates. Every track on the record showcases the producer’s approach to blending the old-school sound with a new style of production, seamlessly layering pumping bass lines and tight, intricate percussion work.
‘Redeemer’ takes the emotional approach and its melancholic harmonised chords, fist pumping speaker shaking kicks, are set to drive crowds into a stir. Second track ‘Baby Maker’ is an emotive, down tempo, stomper which shows off Glen’s ability to perfectly blend dirty sounding bass tones with simple yet transcendent melodies.
‘Rathmines Rock’ opens with a familiar pad sound and is quickly interrupted by a big clean bass line. Pitch shifting synths, weave in and out of the track alongside carefully placed vocal chops and this hidden gem is sure to quickly make its way onto many DJ set lists. The well balanced and experimental final track, ‘Once Was Glamour’, concludes the EP on the right note, with the blend of breaks, reverberated big room synth stabs and vocal samples sending the EP off in proper Glen Brady fashion.
