FB005 'Me & Spoonice' The Spoon Wizard
 

FB 005 'Me & Spoonice' Written & Produced by The Spoon Wizard Mixes from Blue Effect and Silken
One year on and Functional Breaks are set to release the fifth single on the label and the third single from the Spoon Wizard 'Me and Spoonice' is the second track from The Spoon Wizard to feature local rapper Neil and is to be included on the forthcoming album from The Spoon Wizard which is due in the spring. Keeping it 'West of Bristol for productions' all the mixes on this one were produced within one mile of each other demonstrating the amount of musical talent there is in Exeter. The first mix comes from deep housers Blue Effect who have in the past worked with Tom Middleton and are currently getting interest from several labels. The second mix comes from The Spoon Wizard's label mates Silken whose first single Gizmo kicked up a storm back in the summer and they don't disappoint with this mix.

Reviews

Mixer Mag USA

Functional Breaks offers up some UK new school for the decks. The original mix stays true to the Spoon Wizard style and has a mellow tempo with hip-hop lyrics dropped on top. Dark synths pan under the track to give it depth and the new-school analog is a little more hidden on this track than on most coming out of the UK right now. The Blue Effect mix is more on the jazzy/atmospheric side of breaks. Reminds me of older Jamie Myerson stuff put to a breakbeat tempo. The real floor mover on this 12" is the Silken mix. Deep progressive breaks that take over the original vocals chop them up, filter them and spit them back out. The beats are heavy and deep and will definitely move a peak hour crowd. The interesting thing on this mix is that the acid lines seem to have been influenced by some of the progressive breaks coming out of Florida. This is good stuff. Buy it. 5

Muzik Magazine

Second release from the Spoon Wizard, along side local rapper Neil, and it's another belter. Like the man says "low key and chunky" is the name of the game here, as the West country flow floats in and out of the lo-fi, minimal production, stripped further on the 'Blue Effect' remix. A fellow and a label improving on every outing.

Breaksworld

Like the Spoon Wizard's last single 'Shoe Monkey', this tune also features rapper Neil, but it's not nearly as groovy as 'Shoe Monkey'. Still the 12" is worth getting for the two top remixes. Blue Effect discards the vocal and instead creates a spaced out, almost ambient breaks track. Silken's remix does the opposite - it's bursting with energy, a classy nu skool breaks affair with a progressive edge, using fierce breakbeats and snippets of the vocal.

Knowledge Magazine

Me and Spoonice - Wicked!!! Love the Blue Effect mix, can really see that being taken on board by house and breaks DJs alike. Another high-quality release from Functional Breaks!!!

TDB Magazine

GOT IT ON VINYL !!! Exeter based Cavern regular Spoon Wizard hits the wax with a "Me and Spoonice" in 3 mixes including Silken and Blue Effect. Altogether well nice package with The Wizard's original mix being by far my favourite. 8 outa 10