ricky tinez: 3hr-note ep
Francisco Espregueira
Hailing from LA, Ricky Tinez is one of those producers that devotes his life to sound, instruments and production. Jumping from his Youtube channel and underground warehouse parties, he drops a mesmerizing 4-track EP via Fluid Funk. 3Hr-Note is composed by 3 original cuts and a rare remix from the one and only K15.
3Hr-Note kicks off with the title-track, a delicious slice of tropical-hot house designed to make hips shake and heads turn as it swaggers its way across the sweatbox. K15’s remix exudes a deeper jazzy take and Cuban-like percussive feel, both unapologetically groovy and sensual. “Ur Digits” takes us to ‘70s discoid space, as Tinez injects a healthy dose of French-style filtered house manoeuvres that are straight out of Roulé’s heyday. Drowned in static-filled layers, dusty piano chords and hip-hop-laced drums come together on the sample-heavy “The Art” This track wraps up Ricky Tinez’ masterclass in crafty deep house joints that merge the lush and deep harmonics of Chicago with a sense of subdued underground psychedelia. Available on Bandcamp, via Fluid Funk, this will turn those deep house heads upside down.