Stand By Me

California­ based producer Damon Bell could not find a more suitable home for his new 12” than Croatian label Burek. It’s his first one since “Blues For The Libyan” LP released in 2015. for Deepblak, and it sounds as if the time off was well spent. Two words that perfectly describe this record are “rich” and “colourful”, and the description is equally applicable to all three cuts. “Stand By Me” is a synth­ heavy piece built around the interplay between track’s rougher sounds and big lush pads. On the flip side, “Life” is slightly faster and more direct, with a wonderful guitar part that circles around the main theme throughout the most of the track. Similarly mannered, but slightly more intense ­ “Trans ­Atlantic Journey? We Been Here!” is the last piece and features an infectious groove with lead synth piercing through layers of delicate arpeggios playing in the background. All in all, it feels good to have Damon in the team. We hope you'll enjoy this record. SOME DJ FEEDBACK: Auntie Flo: Love Damon Bell!. Shouts to Burek. Will be playing this out and on Rinse FM. Show-B: Stand By Me So good. B2 is also dope. Arcarsenal; Stand By Me Fam stands strong ! :) Jane Fitz: Super solid three-tracker... all three will getplays from me. As ever, boss productions from DB... and big up the Burek fam! John Heckle: B2!! Sounds great, really like it Tensnake; Beautiful release, thanks Massimiliano Pagliara; Nice tunes! Terry Farley; Trippy, whats not to like! Aera; Stand by me is killler!!! Jacques Renault; Sick, into it. Thatmanmonkz; Damon is the man, personally and professionally! Great release, love em all. Sasha; Great release! Chaos In the CBD; nice stuff! stand by me for me :) Yam Who?: Who the F**k is Damon Bell? Love this dude Chris Bookless (Jaunt / DJ Mag UK; Killer Prod on this Ep. ....