Midnight Social Recordings began with Al Bradley as the lead artist on MSR001 and when Al’s own 3am Recordings hit release number 50, it was MSR main-man Carlo Gambino who was the artist of choice. So now as Midnight Social hits catalogue number MSR050, the favour is returned with Al serving up four cuts for the Malandro EP.
Opening the A-side, the title track is a warm bassy affair with the percussive elements to the fore. Little vocal parts weave in and out of the groove, with a synth riff coming into play in the second half of the track.
Taking in a more hypnotic and minimal feel, ‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Acid’ is an earlier in the set / afterhours deep cut, using a more stripped back percussive approach, allowing the acid to flow throughout the track and be the main element here, the pad and the percussive side sitting more in the background.