Danny Howells
Miami #027 (Global Underground)
By Tim Den
International DJ sensation Danny Howells supposedly picked Miami as his city of choice when making the latest remix album for Global Underground because it’s a place with a “dark undercurrent.” “Scratch the surface of Miami,” Howells says. “And there’s something a lot more twisted there.” Being a Miami native, I can attest to the man’s words. Unfortunately, this two-disc set doesn’t reflect the same hinted malevolence. That’s not a hindrance; Miami #027 is jam-packed with come-down bleepy bloopy deep house on one platter and skewed techno/spacey disco on the other. It caters to the entire spectrum of moods an evening on Ocean Blvd. can invoke, and avoids cheap trance tricks and clubby clichĂ©s by remaining ever-changing. However, I wish that Howells had been on a diet of Tension and Timescape Zero (old Miami hardcore bands) before making this – or at least Kid606 – because adding a sinister element to the proceedings would’ve definitely made the results more interesting, not to mention worthy of the album’s locale.
(www.globalunderground.co.uk)
