Former
Everything But the Girl member and now DJ
Ben Watt maintains the high-quality control on
Vol. 4 of the mix series that focuses on his
house music label
Buzzin' Fly. The disc seamlessly glides along like a subdued
Deep Dish mix and the ever-growing importance of tech in
Watt's
house is on display with bleeps and bloops echoing on many of the tracks. A highlight among all this worthwhile material is the label owner's own mix of
"Silver Ponds" by the
Danish pop band
the Figurines who are the first signees to
Buzzin's new sister label,
Strange Feeling. Also new but less successful are the
spoken word bits that are mixed into the first and last tracks. They come from
Watt's
Outspoken series of
spoken word vs. dance music EPs that are conceptually interesting but not entirely successful. Luckily, they're short and don't ruin this deep, smooth, and otherwise tasteful run through
Buzzin's catalog. ~ David Jeffries
