Masaya (CH) – Picking Up The Pieces: The Editions 2017 Chapter 24 Records CH024C

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The final act unfolds. Chapter 24 serves up a powerful 13 track album that finds a wealth of originals from Masaya’s debut, Picking Up The Pieces, getting the Editions treatment by top artists including Ripperton, Petar Dundov, Patrice Baumel, Johannes Brecht and many more. They make for essential listening.
First out of the bag, Kurt Baggaley flips Walking Dad into a deep spine tingling number that will infuse and fill the dance floor with warmth and soul. Love over Entropy’s take on Haumea is deep but more driving, with slick synth modulations colouring the grooves, then Swiss master Ripperton builds lots of tension with his brooding techno remix of Flow of Tears.
As well as a starry and cosmic Edition from Nhar, a tense and edgy take from Neil Flynn and a melodically excellent variation from Croatian Petar Dundov, the album includes a slow and haunting rework from David Durango and a skittish, broken beat kicker from Patlac.
The final third of the collection hones in on simmering techno from Johannes Brecht, a loose house roller from VVerses and masterfully seductive and steamy tech house from Patrice Baumel. Closing things out in fitting style are a rumbling epic from Malbetrieb & THC, and Paul Nolan’s delicate take on Time Goes Fast.
These works all breathe plenty of new life into the still standout originals from the Swiss Chilean artist and are sure to do plenty of damage on the dancefloor this summer. The 24th Chapter is at last revealed in full.

Juno Review: Chapter 24 is a melodic house and techno label out of London, bringing you music, art and verse with heart and soul. Released in early 2017, Pick Up The Pieces LP by Masaya was a sensational and absorbing album that really showcased her fantastic sense of mood and groove. It left us excited for the album remix package, which finally sees the light of day. “Walking Dad” gets a mesmerising makeover by UK electro legend Kurt Baggaley, Swiss tech house hero (and her homeboy) Ripperton turns in a particularly brooding and vicious version of “Flow Of Tears” and not to mention Croatian hypnotic techno legend Petar Dundov’s trance inducing effort on “Picture”. Amsterdam’s finest Patrice Baumel appears too, with his typically dark dancefloor drama on the remix of “Borderline”.

Tracklist:
Masaya (CH) – Borderline (Johannes Brecht Edition) 06:44 120bpm Gmaj
Masaya (CH) – Borderline (Neil Flynn’s Reduction Edition) 08:11 121bpm Amin
Masaya (CH) – Borderline (Patrice Baumel Edition) 07:05 124bpm Gmin
Masaya (CH) – Flow of Tears (Ripperton Edition) 08:16 123bpm Amin
Masaya (CH) – Haumea (Love over Entropy Edition) 07:14 123bpm Gmaj
Masaya (CH) – Haumea (Patlac Edition) 07:28 125bpm Dmin
Masaya (CH) – Innocence (David Durango Edition) 08:59 114bpm Dmaj
Masaya (CH) – Innocence (Nhar Edition) 07:03 120bpm Bmin
Masaya (CH) – Inside (Malbetrieb & THC Edition) 07:52 123bpm Gmin
Masaya (CH) – Picture (Petar Dundov Variation) 07:06 122bpm Dmin
Masaya (CH) – The Backstage (VVerses Space Edit) 07:20 120bpm F#maj
Masaya (CH) – Time Goes Fast (Paul Nolan Edition) 09:18 118bpm Fmaj
Masaya (CH) – Walking Dad (Kurt Baggaley Edition) 07:08 118bpm Dmaj