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2021 repress, 2×12″ LP, Church.
Having set his stall out via a string of quietly impressive singles over the last two years, deep house producer Laurence Guy is ready to unleash his debut album. Saw You For The First Time is a typically rich and hazy affair, with the Church regular making use of various dusty, jazz-flecked samples and analogue-sounding electronic instruments across a ten-track set that mixes rolling, club-ready fare with occasional bouts of downtempo introspection (see “Claudi”, “Into” and the deliciously saucer-eyed “Orchard Road”). Guy makes great use of guest vocalist Steve Spacek on the sumptuous space jazz warmth of “Drum is a Woman”, while Ishmael makes his presence felt on “Anchor”, where twinkling pianos and dreamy chords ride a fluid, floor-friendly deep house groove. – Juno