London production maestro Lee Gomez is the talent behind Wipe the Needle – a name that has become one of the most respected acts on the UK music scene. Wipe the Needle came to the fore in 2005, making high quality House beats and mixing it up with vibes of soulful, deep, dark, and tech, to create a diverse blend of flavours. Lee’s productions have featured on various labels including Defected, 4th Floor, Restless Soul, Deeply Rooted House, Raw Fusion, Groove Odyssey, Solid Ground, Broadcite, Slip n Slide, and Soundmen on Wax. The Bristol based Slapped Up Soul imprint, which is run by the Circle Of Funk crew, snapped up Wipe the Needle’s new one and it proves to be a clever move as the track is a wonderful piece of funky House Music that has a slight Afro feel to it, thanks to amazing percussion. Lovely pianos match perfectly with Taliwa’s emotional and sweet voice to create a wonderful crispy warmup tune with a message in the lyrics. Such tracks are quite hard to find these days as they tend to get overlooked by the huge amount of music that gets put out each and every week. Make sure you check this, Vocal & Instrumental being rather superb!
4 out of 5
Reviewed by Mannix
