Artist: Cattaneo / Cass / Mangan
Title: Hubbub
Label: Perfecto Records
By: Simon Jones | 27 February 2003
Tracklist:

• A: Nick Muir Edit
• B: Martin Garcia Breaks Mix

Cattaneo / Cass / Mangan "Hubbub"

Hernan Cattaneo is one of the most popular DJs to venture out of South America, having also proven he is a dab hand in the studio. Cass is probably more well known for his work alongside Slide, but as a dj and producer, he's proven he can hold his own more than once. Tom Mangan is a studio engineer cum producer who's 'Chutney' track, amongst others have been getting huge support from the dj community as of late. Throw in studio heads Nick Muir and Martin Garcia and it's quite a cooking pot of talent. The resulting sounds of this mob's interaction comes in the form of 'Hubbub'.

With the amount of production talent involved on this record, anticipation is obviously high, and from the moment the 'Nick Muir Edit' starts it's engine things dont waste no time in shifting into gear. The big rolling bassline sits underneath some punchy beats which serve as an appetiser, but it's not long before trippy electronic sounds wash over the groove, adding an extra dimension to the bass. The underlying house rhythms keep things interesting as the quirky synthetic sounds bounce freely atop the beats, shifting and diving through the dark cavernous voids of the track, climaxing in powerful synth solo that confuses your senses. After all, that's what the word 'Hubbub' means. The continuation towards the finish line sees the glorious sounds merge into one, serving as a perfect end to a set, or a warm up for something to confuse the mind further.

Ensuring that the appeal of the track crosses over to other djs, the remix by Martin Garcia is a breakbeat interpretation of the track. Martin is of course the studio collaborator of Hernan Cattaneo, but here he is allowed to fly solo, reworking the track into a more laid back groove. As electro beats fuse with the atmospheric percussive groove, electronic guitar riffs can be heard gnarling in the backdrop, twisting the momentum of the mix into slightly harder more punchy direction, the beats rising and dropping like a kamikaze bomber preparing for attack.

Some people may have expected more from this meeting of minds, but the fact of the matter is that the track does the business on the dance floor, and has an hypnotic tendency to which the riff sticks in your mind, making you familar with the track the next time you hear it. Sublimely addictive stuff from this band of thieves