Gecko Turner’s fab “Gone Down South” albums just keeps on giving. New House-With-Soul heroe Ezel and French dub sorcerer Blundetto deliver two rather splendid remixes for the deep house and dubbed soul beats heads.Ezel, the Dominican house wonder boy, emphasises the Prince-esque qualities of the funky “When I Woke Up” and adds some cosmic synth stabs and amazing house beats to it in the process. In the meantime the Afro Caribbean vibes of the wonderful “Ámame, mímame”, a track that has Gecko Turner written all over, gets an equally laidback, dubby work-over by Blundetto, a fantastic remix perfect for your lazing on a sunny afternoon in the summertime.
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Laidback, yet quite adventurous songcraft from Spain’s Gecko Turner – a singer & songwriter joyfully blending genres and styles from acoustic singer-songer soul, to sun toasted bits of Caribbean inflections, bits of laidback funk, the sounds of Africa, Brazil and more – and he manages it all with charm and charisma. It has a carefree feel that’s hard to resist, and the instrumentation is pretty sweet, too. Gecko is a multilingual multi-instrumentalist, with guest vocalists, horn players and percussionists throughout the set.