Smoke & Mirrors

by Ben Sims

Smoke & Mirrors cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 October 2011
  • Label: Drumcode
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:15:28
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Sims's debut studio album carried guest appearances from two originators of the sounds he champions, Chicago's Tyree Cooper and Detroit's Blake Baxter. Its track 'I Wanna Go Back' sets his contemporary techno production directly against the Chicago house tradition those guests represent.

Genres

Descriptors: percussive, rhythmic, dance, groove-laden, club

Tracklist

  1. Riots In London (6:35)
  2. Descent (6:29)
  3. The Snake (7:08)
  4. Back To The Pod (6:14)
  5. Can You Feel It? (5:42)
  6. I Wanna Go Back (7:04)
  7. Bullet (6:57)
  8. The Afterparty (7:38)
  9. Smoke & Mirrors (6:58)
  10. The Calling (7:24)
  11. I Feel It Deep (7:19)

Credits

  • Blake Baxter - featuring [vocals-by]
  • Tyree Cooper - featuring [vocals-by]
  • Alan Oldham - artwork
  • Metal - liner notes
  • Paul Mac - mastered by [pre-mastered by]

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