December 24th - Free Press
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Fabric 61: Mixed by Visionquest (Fabric)
THIS was a breakout year for the four DJs/producers who record and perform under the name Visionquest. Since getting together, Seth Troxler, Ryan Crosson, Lee Curtiss and Shaun Reeves have played a pivotal role in reshaping the sound of house and techno, manoeuvring between trippy, late-night sounds, vocal-driven indie pop and sweaty, low-slung grooves with relative ease.
On their first official release as a collective, the Motor City expats string together wormhole synths, drum machine whirls, spaced-out vocals and sublime bass lines into a well-paced mix that highlights their underground pop sensibilities, techno’s need to keep pushing forward and house music’s understanding of what makes people move. Tracks like My Favorite Robot’s Forest Fires, Footprintz’sHeaven Felt Like Night (both are Canadian artists) or Soul Center’s Hal 2010 are the type of attention grabbing cuts the Visionquest crew have been dishing out to dance floors for the last few years. Fabric 61 is the perfect synthesis of their anything-goes after hours vibe and hedonistic tech-house sound. ‘
4 stars
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition December 24, 2011 G4
