Artist: Guy Gerber
Title: You Can Have Him / The Lost DJ
Label: Whoop Records
By: Simon Jones | 10 January 2003
Tracklist:

• A: You Can Have Him (The Other Woman)
• B: The Lost DJ

Guy Gerber "You Can Have Him / The Lost DJ"

Guy Gerber first came to most people's attention back in early 2002 with the track 'Kenny's Back', a collaboration between himself and Israeli DJ Sahar Z. Since then he has gone on to do several more productions, including the tracks 'Flammer' and 'Soon' and has also remixed Ossia and Einhorn's 'La Fee' most recently. As we enter 2003 he delivers the first of several forthcoming singles, this first featuring the tracks 'You Can Have Him (The Other Woman)' and 'The Lost DJ'.

'You Can Have Him' may sound familar to some people but that's because it features the vocals of one the most famous female artists in the world, Shirley Bassey. Amidst the deep pulsating bass and drum percussion comes that unmistakable vocal that will stand out the first time you hear it and will make you curious as to what it is. As the groove gets funkier and less controlled leading into the middle of the track you find yourself waiting for the vocals to return once more, nodding in time to the beat. Perhaps an odd coupling, but it seems to work very well, but Guy hasn't quite pulled all of his tracks out of his sleeve just yet..

Lounge style beats kick into action as a funky synth pushes and directs the bassline, light percussion drifting as we slip into a warm groove. The warm pads flutter to the surface as 'The Lost DJ' comes into it's own. A small vox sample fuses itself with the bassline, before a riff very reminiscent of those french house masters Daft Punk takes over the track, keeping things interesting and only adding to the depth of the track, all topped off by gorgeous bleeptastic effects which run through the outro. Guy Gerber shows just a little hint of how wide his influences are here, and is a good indication why he will be a producer to watch in the coming months.

Guy Gerber is fast becoming a staple in the Whoop roster alongside Tarrentella and Mike Monday, and looks set to build on the success he had in 2002 with relative ease in the coming months.