I-Robots ‘Dirty Talk feat Donna McGhee (European Connection EP) – (inc Radio Slave remix) – Opilec Music

I Robots’ cover of the Klein & M.B.O. classic ‘Dirty Talk’ earlier in the year was a welcome slab of moderately up to date nostalgia, with the seminal italo/electro gem being given a loving revision which seemed just as much in thrall to the electroclash movement ‘Dirty Talk’ helped inspire as it was the earlier sounds. Now a new dub has surfaced alongside an acapella of vocallist Donna McGhee’s soft porn ramblings, which sound even sexier now age has husked up her voice. Maybe that’s just the pervert in us though saying that..

What’s really attention grabbing though is Radio Slave’s remix. At 11 minutes plus it’s not one we can squeeze into our own edit heavy sets that often, but nevertheless it’s a truly special piece of dancefloor fodder deserving of your attention. Radio Slave’s genius lies in two realms – crafting elongated trippy grooves and when doffing his cap to or re-interpreting a classic. Think the reverberating genius of ‘Bell Clap Dance’, or the way he turned Herbie Hancock’s timeless ‘Nobu’ into an intricate slab of jazz infused minimal techno. This track combines the two, taking the early sex vibe of the original into slower, darker territory with a sinister synth which is proper intimidating in a really good way. DJ Hell and Felix Da Housecat are big fans apparently, and Dixon smashed Sonar with it. Fuck that though we’re saying it’s really good!

4 out of 5

Reviewed by Autocycle

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