- Will Bankhead, the London artist behind Trilogy Tapes, seems to have his eye on New York these days. One of his biggest releases of last year came from Willie Burns, a Brooklyn producer known for his work on L.I.E.S. and his own WT Records. Now, just a few months later, he's cherry-picked another artist from another New York institution: Anthony Naples, the young buck behind Mister Saturday Night's 2012 hit, Mad Disrespect.
It's interesting to hear Naples' sound develop. Great as they are, his two MSN 12-inches followed a fairly standard house blueprint. On El Portal, he ventures out a bit more. The title track and "Busy Signal" are like deep house songs heard in a fever dream. Both are shrouded in gauzy chords, and the former ends with what almost sounds like a guest appearance from The Caretaker: a mess of static that gives way to a distant, echo-drenched rock ballad. "La Cuarta" is little more than shimmering arpeggios, joined in the end by a timid kick drum. For my money, the best song here is "Pueblo," a lazy wintertime sketch led by a mournful organ. Proof, if we needed it, that Naples has more than just house records up his sleeve.
Lista de títulosA1 El Portal
A2 Pueblo
B1 Busy Signal
B2 La Cuarta