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Eton Messy 'In:Season' (Eton Messy Records)
Pairing the effervescent underground with future dancefloor killlers comes easy for Bristol-based talent-spotting collective Eton Messy. Offering weaponry from UK house heads including Dusky and Jax Jones while also thrusting GotSome and Après into the limelight, their new compilation seems like a winner on paper, yet lacks cohesion across a mammoth 32 tracks. The Eastern-influenced rhythms of Jynx’s ‘Charm’ are invigorating and they showcase their knack for scouting talent on Dubshy’s ‘Cut & Run’, with its gripping keys and soaring vocals. But when merged with summer hits such as ‘Ingrid Is A Hybrid’ and ‘Housework’, it’s obvious they’d sparkle more with an even greater collection of ripe originals.
7/10
