Hartley (UK) - Boogie Agenda: 12 cuts crossing minimal deep tech and house
Hartley (UK)'s album gathers twelve cuts split between minimal / deep tech, house and a couple of turns into tech house, in a tight, danceable 125 to 131 BPM range. It's groovy floor material: for a hip-swinging set, a sunset that builds slowly or the start of the night when the floor asks for rhythm more than punch.
Hartley's signature
It opens with Hartley (UK) himself on the title track 'Boogie Agenda', 5:32 at 128 BPM in G minor (Distortion), followed right away by 'Pheromones', 6:07 at 128 BPM in D minor, on the same label. These are his two contributions and they set the album's minimal / deep tech tone.
The guests and the extremes
The house side is pushed by 'La Rue' by N-You-Up and John Bowtie (128 BPM, B minor, Indie House Records), 'Fyah Fyah!' by Josh Ludlow and Make A Dance (127 BPM, M.A.D Records) and 'Siente El House (Extended Mix)' by Chicks Luv Us (128 BPM, 8Bit). The longest and most atypical cut is 'Fu Night' by Marc Scholl, 10:21 at 125 BPM in D major (Cecille), tagged as peak time techno, the slowest track yet also the longest. It closes with 'Lift Me Up' by Gianni Firmaio, 130 BPM in F sharp minor (BANDIDOS), leaning into tech house.
- 12 tracks between minimal deep tech and house, with labels like Distortion, Cecille, 8Bit and Stereo Productions.
- Tempo from 125 to 131 BPM; Hartley (UK)'s album with several guests.
- 320 kbps audio.
Verdict
A groovy, even album that moves between minimal and house without losing the hips, with Hartley (UK)'s signature leading the way. Download it and let it carry you.
