Lee Coombs
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 3:14PM 
Here I give you a legend.
This guy has been hitting it hard for longer than some of us have been alive. He had one of the first ever releases on Finger Lickin' Records, the breakbeak label that has been setting the standard for the last decade. He has had his tracks on pretty much every mixtape that matters, Fabriclive (incl. no.2 by Ali B), Global Underground, Pure Pacha, Air Breaks, Essential Mixes. Lee Coombs has seen all of them.
On top of this his sample/loop libraries are legendary amongst producers.
Oh and did I mention he's a world-touring DJ?
His latest studio album, Light & Dark, was released last month and I seriously suggest you check it out. One of those albums that really is worth buying for every track. Ever remember buying CD's like Destiny's Child or Blue and being a little pissed off that only the singles were good, all the other 6 tracks were crap? Well this is the 'Americana' of dance albums, they're all droppable! (don't pretened you never listened to Destiny's Child of The Offspring, we all did)
Anyway the first single to be released from the album is Detox, and the remixes included are seriously good. Listening to the tracks, Mr.Coombs' personality seems to exude throughout, not that I know him personally. They are such confident tracks, simple but really effective. The production is materful too, what a smooth bass sound, so rich. Nice. But these tracks are also seriously fun, the cow bell on the Meat Katie remix really creates a party atmosphere. Have a listen, then buy buy buy!
Lee Coombs - Detox (Meat Katie Remix) (buy)
Lee Coombs - Detox (Project Access Denied Remix) (buy)
And the other thing I love about, shal we say, more experienced producers, is how their confidence in production leads them into music that is much more free from genres, allowing them to be more creative and original. These tracks are sort of electro, sort of breaks, with strong references to minimal AND house. Mad.
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Mad tunes!!