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The Dual Control moniker is descriptive from the recording set-up behind this stylish and classy collaboration between ‘street soul’ DJ Phil Designs and Grand Central Information’ in-house engineer Mike Ball. The previous can be significant for his DJ models for the pirate r / c of Manchester, Britain as well as for his inclusion in regional staff the Rude Boy Assassins. The last mentioned is a previous graffiti musician who created his music-making abilities functioning as an engineer for Digital and M People. Jointly, the duo forge an assertive and hard-edged UK undertake spirit/hip-hop/R&B that fits big basslines, split horns, serious beats, scratching and examples of genuine instruments, and appears to recommend an overtly Mancunian undertake a music even more readily connected with sunnier (that’s, American) climates. Designs and Ball possess cited the impact of friend/coach Steve Christian on the studio-birthed productions as well as the acclaimed duo (Rae And Christian) which Christian can be half indicate the impact from the sound system on the music-making. Even so, Dual Control’s music can be undeniably borne from the studio room. The duo level sounds with a higher degree of intricacy, implementing a laborious and painstaking procedure for assembling their music. That’s, instead of sampling full basslines and looping these, Designs and Ball test only one bass notes that they rearrange and remodel. This kind of methodology partially points out Dual Control’s debut record’s longer gestation period: Designs and Ball fulfilled in 1997 and from 1999 onwards released ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Boogie Down Feature’ at two season intervals. The record, Left Or Best, was not released until 2004, preceded with the ‘Stoned Mason’ 12-in .. For fans from the Grand Central audio, however, Remaining Or Best was undeniably well worth the wait around. The recording notably presented the sampling/scratching of Peter Parker aka Fingathing, drummer/maker Dubble D, as well as the tone of voice of Loretta Heywood of Bugz WITHIN THE Attic.
