Do me right (don't worry, it's not that dirty)

genre: House
artist: Ed The Red
album: New York House Music, Vol 1
tracks: Do Me Right (ft. Secret Lovers), Move Yo Body (ft Hearsay)
label: Bottom Line Records

After 20 years on the house scene, the iconic master of House, colloquially referred to as Ed the Red, delivers another batch of instant classics.

Do Me Right blends Ed's jazz keyboardist background with his impeccable skills as a producer & DJ to produce the ultimate combination of classic house and retro-funk. It sounds like an odd combination (jazz and house? funk and classic?) but these elements fit together as well as salty and sweet.

Move Yo Body is more straightforwardly funky, with its slight hint of dub in the bassline. The fun, friendly lyrics in tandem with the mood-elevating beat instantly transports you to a beachside lounge on a tropical island. Enough said.

My new motto (borrowed from Hearsay): "see, ya gotta move. see, ya gotta groove. but if you can't do that, them mmm guess what? that's alright, kid."