When a DJ wants to turn a record faster, in order to achieve an optimal effect on the dance floor, he uses the pitch, a small slide on the side of his record player. In its highest position, it is plus eight. By calling his project Minus 8, Swiss producer Robert Jan Meyer indicates that he apparently prefers to take it easy. The image of the comfy chair on the cover of the CD booklet removes the
… last doubt: we are dealing with a downbeat lounge album. Like many others in the relax corner, Minus 8 also serves Brazilian cuisine. From the ultra-relaxed At The Beach via the bossa-based White to the samba sounds of Theia. But Minuit is not only suitable for a pleasant chat. The dance floor is not forgotten, with as highlights the rousing latin drum & bass track A Concha Cor De Rosa and the remix versions of Badman & Throbin 'and Snowblind, the two singles from their previous CD Elysian Fields. Especially the breakbeats and the influences from jazz and soul ensure that Minuit is a CD where you cannot sit still. (AD)more
