Infamous Light Recordings

ILR 001: PJ - Glaze/Skunk

"first release from listmember pj on his new "digital-only" label called infamous light recordings and it's a pretty strong one. "glaze" kicks off with spacy, discordant effects over a simple beat before a chest-rattling, airfrog/slam-style sub-bassline drops at around the minute mark. as hi-hats and more bleeps are added, a cool groove rapidly builds that will surely dent, if not damage, the world's techier 'floors. second up my current favourite of the two, "skunk". after a fairly trad intro, another superb bassline snakes its way into the mix - this time a touch less oppressive but a good deal more menacing. plenty of top-end is introduced as are some truly eerie stabs which only contribute to the overall claustrophobic, 4am feel. wicked stuff..." Ciaran Walsh, Tech House List (UK).
"With respect to the solid "Glaze", head straight to track 2, Skunk. Label Boss PJ launches this one on the right foot with one of those get you high sans-substance type of approaches. Skunk puts a more structured "Bucephalus Bouncing Ball" type of head-trip on the table with it's straight driving direct punches and kicks to push this one along with the focus remaining firmly on the flowing dark and morose bassline. Lay over that, extremely crisp and well timed high accents with a trip roll type of manually created effect. Whether intentional or not, the slow and steady stab pattern brings on an overly ominous emotive response. Keep any over-stimulated party goers far away from the under lit and overcrowded rooms this gem is bound to be rocking in, as they most likely will not be able to handle it. Organized evil, I absolutely love this. Very much looking forward to future releases from this new "digital only" label." Ryan G, NYCE Records (Canada).
"Journeying all the way from Australia PJ shows us that the tech house scene down under has a lot to shout about. Taking his cues from the likes of Funk D Void and the Youngsters PJ delivers two lively cuts. Glaze has that rumbling Funk D Void style bassline, overpinned with sharp beats and a good selection of sounds. Skunk goes abit further into techno territory but again follows the formula of the sparse arrangements and clinical crisp production. An interesting release." Rating: 3.5 stars, April 2004. Dan Irwin, DJ Magazine (UK).
"Dark Tech House double-header from the Sri Lanka born producer PJ, nice deep bass feel with lots of bouncy FX dropped in to the mix. Liked this one." Rating: 8/10, February 2004. Simon Pitt, 24/7 Magazine (UK).
"Skunk is the one, nice warm sub, and groove made up of wierdness, perfect." Cass, Sabotage Systems (UK).
"This is brilliant! I played it [in] Miami to a great response. Excellent!" James Zabiela (UK).
"interesting stuff.. like glaze a lot.. best of luck to the label it sounds really promising." James Holden, Border Community Recordings (UK).
"Wicked tracks - love the trippy sounds & nasty bass..." Tyler 'djtbone' Stadius, Fabric (CAN).
"I love it...!!!...I'm really feeling Glaze, Nice and different, very refreshing from the norm and the bassline is dope :)" Greg Benz, Aurium Recordings (CAN).
"...Both have gnarly basslines and spacey bleepy keys that seem to come from underwater. They both create excellent tension on the dancefloor." Greg Pappanastos, Balance Promote Group (USA).
"...This shit is really nice." Wyatt Earp, Balance Promote Group (USA).
"The first track is nice...i can imagine it must rock a big system." Troy Roberts, Balance Promote Group (USA).
"Very cool and original style. The tracks have a similar vibe to them with that late night down and dirty feel.." Rating: 7/10, March 2004. Jeff Drake, Friction (AUS).
"...Awesome stuff!!!...almost sounds like a mix of 3 of my fave producers; The Youngsters + Laurent Garnier + Adam Beyer ... Top shelf." Steve Nowland (AUS).
"...the tracks are quite cool & funky tech-house, nice elements & samples." Tom Pandzic, EQ Grey (AUS).
"...Will be playing and charting...Production is solid..." Dean Muhsin, Urban Gorilla (UK).
"Good, Interesting use of sounds." Mark Kovach, Djs In Box (UK).