Artist: Phatjak
Title: Dirty Sunday EP
Label: Therapy Music
By: Jason Calvert | 20 October 2005
Tracklist:

• A1: Dirty Sunday (Original Mix)
• A2: Dirty Sunday (Dimi Phaze Mix)
• B1: Club Soda
• B2: Vintage Girl (My Girl)

Phatjak "Dirty Sunday EP"

Angel Stoxx and Evan Kay have taken the globe by storm as of late with their electro tinged bangers which never fail to work up hysteria within a crowd. After recently being showcased on Audio Therapy's "Across Borders" compilation with "Supermarket", they got writing for the Therapy Music imprint and the result is the massive "Dirty Sunday EP".

The explosive opener for the EP is the title track "Dirty Sunday". The thumping bass hooks are enough to rock the walls of any club, and the electro riffs add to this to produce a sound which contains both a dirty groove and clean cut production. Each element ties in together to form a tight structure which shows that going that little extra mile in tweaking one's production truly pays off. An astounding track which truly surpassed my expectations.

Over the last six years, Dimitris Papathanasis has been working solidly on crafting a unique sound which many would find difficult to pin down to a specific genre. However, one can easily call it hot, and just take a listen to his smooth interpretation of "Dirty Sunday" to see what I mean. Retaining the big room feel of the Original, the foundations have been steadied up to give it a house influenced flavour, whilst still keeping the electro madness in mind. A solid take which gives us a slightly different spin on the track.

"Club Soda" goes for a darker and dirtier sound, which builds upon itself with interesting effects and a solid groove running throughout. Electro is still the key, and the powerful foundations thrust us forward with pure force. This track will appeal to fans of tech, electro, and even progressive fans have been warming to it, which is great to see.

The final outing of the EP is "Vintage Girl", and with its chunky tech stabs and overlaid electro melody, this ends the EP on a very high note. The melody is simplistic, but the way the composition has been put together it becomes very effective. A plethora of effects and sub melodies ensure that there are many points of interest, and this backs me up in saying that Phatjak are dedicated to solid structure in their productions.

For anyone who has ever been out and heard an electro track which has even caught their slightest attention, I strongly advise them to check this release out. Currently being championed by house, tech, and electro DJs across the globe, you are sure to be hearing these tracks at some point throughout the remainder of the year. Yet another quality Therapy release, and this adds to the growing diversity we are beginning to see forming with the Therapy labels.