DJ Alex Corton – Vinyl Reviews

Good Looking Records

Big Bud – Infinity + Infinity 

1999

Plate 3: Side E / F

Our final 12” plate in this album has Big Bud serving us two more banquets of breathtaking music. If the 90s were going to sign off on the journey of this decade, do it in style. Good Looking Records had been active and undeniably prominent in shaping the drum and bass scene for 80% of the decade setting a bar that continues to be adhered too. We have a number of new excellent labels these days pushing the deeper sounds, but I do wonder if the sounds will stand the test of time or the labels will evolve with something yet to reach us? It’s an Interesting thought. Without a crystal ball, we look the other direction to the history books for now. 

   For Side E we get Les Lyons joining Robin for ‘Ellen’s Song’ on the Soprano Saxophone. Les featured on ‘Blueberry Muffins’ which we reviewed back on Earth Vol 4 and will also be on Big Bud’s next album, starting tomorrow. This down tempo cut of distinguished musical concentrate, sends you into the free flowing future jazz hub, pulling you in with a silent suction, teaching the listeners of Big Bud’s drum and bass world that there is more to his talents. The number of down tempo pieces he made of this class, is quite exceptional. Tunes like ‘Ellen’s Song’ shines out an extra flash in the beacon of light that Robin projects. Pure magic. I am putting two and two together here, in saying Ellen is Robin’s daughter? The end of the song has a girls voice saying “Daddy…what’s this recording?” Nice touch there. 

   The final track on this album is ‘Stone Groove’. We have here another delightful down tempo piece, produced and written with such flair and precision, you’ll be hard pushed to find music that’s balanced and as harmonious as this. Those keyboard chords and the Balearic string plucked bass tend to the invisible ailments in your mind and release a drug of the sweetest sensations you could ever need. A beautiful ending to an album that will always hits you in ways that you never imagined. A voyage through the stars. 

   We end this Big Bud album today, tomorrow we move onto the next one from him. I cannot wait to hear it again and get more words out to express his musical talents. Big shout to Robin as always. 

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