Whiskey Pickle heads back to its housier roots with the label’s second artist EP from Fresno, California’s mover and shaker Steve Perez, aka P-Rez. Bounce House, Blunted Funk, and Not So Fast Records (which he manages) have all found a place for P-Rez’s funky, quirky house music sound. The Shits & Giggles EP, a follow up release to 2009’s, Valley Fever EP on Whiskey Pickle, features four jackin’ house offerings coupled with cheeky vocal samples and squelchy synth sounds. The door opens with “Hit It” and its bubbling 808 bass line and sparkly percussion, lending a nice framework for hypnotic, dubby stabs and instructions for lunacy. “So Hot!” gets groovy with syncopated rhythms and a cameo from everyone’s favorite, Agrestic “Ball-Buster” Celia. The flip side carries the dance floor even further into funky territory as “Traps” unfolds with a rolling bass line that’ll make any wallflower shake a tail feather. “Feeling Frisky” is the perfect soundtrack to a warm summer’s night drive down the Las Vegas strip, on the prowl for connection, deep vibes, and beautiful creatures.
Giom - “‘So Hot’ is cool and quirky … I like it!”
Tensnake - “‘Feeling Frisky’ is quite iince with the acid and deep note-marks.”
Severino (Horse Meat Disco) - “Pretty groovy!”
Psychemagik - “Tight EP. All tracks are slamming. I like the acid touches and spoken word vox … just gotta decide which one to play!”
Diz (Vizual / Classic) - “Great west coast madness!”
Nick Holder - “Very cool and quirky … enjoying!”
DJ Craig C (Pound Boys) - “Reminds me of my early days … nice classic house sound here!”
Jesus Pablo (Something Different) - “I’m loving the groove in this … I need a dance floor now!”
Jason Hodges - “‘So Hot’ will go well on the floor.”
Still Rob G (Smoke N Mirrors) - “Damn, this whole EP is hot. Sick and twisted funk-filled acid jamz!”
Jamie Topham (CDPool) - “Good work from P-Rez. Four driving house cuts that should shake any discerning dance floor.”
Neil McCall (Spandex Sessions) - “An absloutely storming EP. I love the acid sound. It ticks my box and surely will do very well.”
Bobi (Global Movement Radio Show) - “I’m loving this one … old-school vibes with a modern edge. Hot.”
Available now from Juno Download and Beatport.