Description
2023, 12″, Alleviated Records.
There’s no shortage of gems in Larry Heard’s authoritative deep house legacy worthy of a fresh airing, and his Alleviated label embarks on a reissue campaign to bring some perennial classics back in arms reach. Heading to the turn of the millennium, this particular 12″ pulls together a couple of tunes from different releases. ‘Another Night’ originally landed on the 2001 album Love’s Arrival, and it sounds utterly timeless as it tenderly bumps out in a configuration of hazy chords and infectious groove, capped off by Shelby Johnson’s smouldering vocal. ‘Time Machine’ came out the same year as a B side to the single release of ‘Direct Drive’, and it shows Heard’s mellow tones set to a tougher beat when you want to bring a little bite to deeper-than-deep scenarios.
