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From the depths of the cracks in Fort Worth’s concrete fundament, Jeff Johnson’s long awaited debut on Pan-Am Tracks emerges, featuring four tracks of Detroit-style deep house.
With Forward Function, Johnson expands upon ideas hatched in previous releases with Texas Recording Underground (T.R.U.), Audiophile Deep, Ordinary Weirdos, and Endcom Records to create a tapestry of rhythm, melody, and ambience that works just as well on a dark, sweaty dance floor as it does in a car navigating North Texas’s tangled network of highways and suburbs at sunrise after a long night.
At points rousing and energizing through driving basslines and propulsive rhythms, and at others thoughtful and reflective with lush, melancholic synth pads, Forward Function illustrates both the breadth of Johnson’s musical knowledge as well as his prowess in the studio.
