![]() ![]() The skepticism is understandable, to a point. Specifically, Disclosure have been charged with riding the resurgence of the syncopated, R&B-infused gait of late 1990s/early 2000s 2-step and UK Garage touchstones like MJ Cole's " Sincere" and Hardrive's " Deep Inside" last month, they released an answer-song remix of 2-step kings Artful Dodger's "Please Don't Turn Me On"- and this after after UKG veteran El-B offered his own dusty take on "Boiling" late last year, making the inspiration explicit. The duos share divisive tendencies: Jaxx's brash and hyper-active production style rubs some the wrong way, and Disclosure have been called out for their clear debt to established UK dance styles. ![]() Settle's playful, high-energy attitude is sometimes reminiscent of Remedy, Basement Jaxx's star-making 1999 debut. Dance music's long had a fickle relationship with the album format, but Settle's impeccable sequencing leads to an album that begs to be heard in its entirety. Over its hour-long runtime, Settle features an masterful sense of pacing, from the jacking propulsion of "When a Fire Starts to Burn" to the album's sweeping closer, "Help Me Lose My Mind". That such strong material didn't make the album proper speaks to its high quality. Two of them, "Boiling" and "What's in Your Head", from the enjoyable 2011 EP The Face, are relegated to bonus track status on Settle's deluxe edition. Clearly, they've come a long way in a short time.Ī number of tracks from Disclosure's earlier releases would be considered highlights on any debut album. Last year's fantastic remix of Jessie Ware's "Running" greatly increased both artists' profiles earlier this year, Disclosure's collaboration with AlunaGeorge singer Aluna Francis, "White Noise", rocketed to #2 on the UK Singles chart two weeks after its release. With every succeeding release, however, Disclosure rapidly moved away from "Street Light Chronicle"'s weatherbeaten greys towards a smoother, brighter sound. ![]() Back in 2010, Disclosure first emerged on the blog circuit's nether regions with "Street Light Chronicle", a slice of competent, indistinct bass music that sounded like what you'd expect from a pair that have cited Burial's Untrue and Joy Orbison's "Hyph Mngo" as their gateways into club fare. But they've actually been on the scene for three years, and their artistic growth over that period is impressive. The brothers behind Disclosure, Howard and Guy Lawrence, seem impossibly young considering their talents: Guy is 21, while younger brother Howard just turned 18 a few weeks ago. ![]()
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