JACQUES RENAULT

BACK TO YOU

Let's Play House

LPH013

JACQUES RENAULT

BACK TO YOU

Let's Play House

LPH013

LPH013
ARTIST
JACQUES RENAULT
TITLE
BACK TO YOU
LABEL
Let's Play House
CAT NO.
LPH013
FORMAT
12"
RELEASE DATE
    2013/01/14
TERRITORY
WORLDWIDE
GENRE
FEATURING
Jacques Renault

SALES NOTES

Let's Play House begins 2013 much as it did the label itself, with a record by co-owner, Brooklyn-based DJ/producer Jacques Renault. Unlike LPH001, though, which featured a Runaway original, LPH013 was crafted by Jacques on his own. And this is not a track to skip over or sleep on—it's the man's first in three years!

“Back To You” begins unassumingly, with an off-kilter beat, some submerged, wobbly effects, and a brassy horn loop. Gradually, over the course of six and a half minutes, though, it builds to a satisfying climax that will undeniably move bodies on any dance floor and stay stuck in your head for days to come, thanks, in part, to the main melody being augmented by a hummed hook and a couple of congas. As always, Renault is a master of swagger-filled percussion that's just a little off—a signature (and utterly addictive) characteristic of the weathered producer's.

The flip features a very special remix—the very first by Beats In Space darlings, Paradis. The Parisian duo turns the original on its head, stretching it into a nine-minute-long house ballad of sorts, fully equipped with soaring vocals, a soothing, fluid, and thick bass line, and a few extra bells and whistles, like a maraca and triangle. Paradis sands down the rough edges of the A1 and crafts a cavernous, mesmerizing counterpart that brings the party to a dignified, contemplative, and peaceful close.

Published: 13th December 2012