Quivver - Daylight - John Graham Space Manoeuvres - Prog House 12
12"

Quivver - Daylight


Label: BozBoz
Catalog#: BOZBOZ002
Format: Vinyl, 12"

Country: UK
Released: 26 May 2003
Genre: Electronic
Style: Progressive House

Tracklist:

A Daylight (Main Mix)

AA Daylight (Dub)

Credits
Written-by, Producer [Produced By] - J Graham
Notes
Published by WIndfall Publishing / Bucks.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix Number: TTDJV 004
Barcode (Text): 5 060031 891669


John Graham is a British music producer, songwriter, vocalist who is also known under the pseudonyms "Quivver" "Skanna" "Stoneproof" and "Space Manoeuvres". He was a former member of music production team Tilt. More recently, he has recorded and toured with the Welsh electronic group Hybrid.

He also founded his own record label, Boz Boz Recordings, in 2003 as part of parent label Trust the DJ Records.

´Daylight´ is John´s first solo project in some time, and comes as the second release on his own label which he has recently set up called Boz Boz Recordings. He has remained very much out of the production spotlight for some time, so this is a welcome return, but the question you are all asking i´m sure is if this is any good? Time to find out..


A rocking groove forms the nucleus of the ´Main Mix´, tight crunchy beats clashing with deep bass as the sounds unfold. Layered loops cause the bassline to fluctuate the groove drops down and John´s earthy vocals enter for the first time, attaching themselves tightly to the groove before disappearing as trippy synths rise to the surface and a secondary synth line flickers below it, building upwards to the break. John´s voice takes on an eerie, sinister tone during the atmospheric break, and this is reflected in the slight menace of the final section of the track which increases in speed as the sounds all mesh together into one snarling outro, bringing yet another quality Quivver cut to a head.


John strips down his vocals for the ´Dub Mix´, starting off in much the same fashion as the original a-side mix but dropping in deep sub bass elements which echo and expand, causing the groove to ripple, and lending a slightly menacing edge to the track as drum stabs and rising synths distort what is left of John´s vocal, creating a tripped out alternative mix for the deeper floors.