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Thomas Schumacher – Picanha – Single Review

Thomas Schumacher: Picanha

It may have just hit deep midwinter here, but in the words of Barack Obama, I’m fired up. Thomas Schumacher’s Picanha has brought carnival and club to my under-heated room and in no tentative manner.

Thomas Schumacher’s first single release on Get Physical’s sister label Get Digital is two distinctive orchestrations, Picanha and Late Night Thing, that both thump, resonate and fill the room with their upbeat trance-like rhythm and uninhibited digitalism.

Thomas Schumacher’s production on Picanha is immaculate: the layers of percussion are precise; the bass is perfectly equalised against the groove; the drums build up in layers creating that carnival style rhythm that is satisfyingly confirmed when the brass enters the mix.

Late Night Thing is a subtler track that echoes and bustles through the speakers. The hissing, rattling hi-hats and the tropical synths create a jungle-like sound that is interrupted only by the vocals.

Pichana is probably the best upbeat electro track I’ve heard all year, and Late Night Thing is a contender for second. Thomas Schumacher is definitely worth a listen for anyone into electro, anyone who needs their faith in dance music restored, or anyone who just needs a little warming up this winter.

It will be released digitally on December 8th and on vinyl on the 10th.

For Thomas Schumacher’s MySpace page, click here.