This EP jumped all up in my business on the very first listen.  The Boston-based Soul Clap crew is known for a fairly diverse range of sound, but these two tracks are straight up deep house at its finest.

The a-side is easily one of my favorites of the year.  The edit of Womack & Womack’s “Conscious of my Conscious” is so deep and sultry, with the couple’s vocals playing off of each other in a way I’ve only heard lately in the better Kenny Dixon Jr/Norma Jean Bell collaborations.  Clocking in at around ten minutes but never needing a nudge back on track, this is the sort of track made for the late-night boogaloo crew.

The b-side takes Stevie Wonder’s “Love Light” into Paradise Garage time machine territory - while the vocal is not present throughout, when it does swirl around the already movement-filled synth and percussion lines, it becomes quite clear this is an updated slow jam for the upright shakers.  Also coming in at over nine minutes, the track provides plenty of opportunities for creative mixing, but admittedly I’d be just fine with hearing the entirety of it played over a nice system with good friends and a smooth dancefloor.

This has been out for a little while, but is probably going to be pretty hard to come by with only about 400 pressed.