Sit down. Relax. Now pamper yourself with the luxury of 79 minutes breathing space during which you can now successfully eschew your busy life for a vibe that's probably a lot more comfortable than the skin you're in.
If you're wondering why the effectiveness of this CD is so certainly guaranteed, it's simply becuase the man at the helm is Francois K - the name synonymous with an embarrasingly large discography of solo and big name co-productions, remixes and with a first rate global DJ'ing biography, and he's taken to the 1's, 2's (and no doubt 3's) to showcase what can proudly be announced and categorised as 'real deep house.'
You are gently guided into the Wave world of deep house by Francois' utterly buttery mix which glides and weaves its way in and out of the upcoming WAve Music catalogue to deliver a compilation with a complex yet diamond faceted personality.
All the flavours of the world are here. Sometimes reminiscent of the early Tribal UK releases (tracks like Fluid X's 'Change' hark back to and reflect house music's early hunger and the naive joy of Deep Dish in their Chocolate City inception), then forward thinking to a space in time when the spacey vocodered ambience of Milk and Honey's 'Touch' or the future perfection of Boyd Jarvis' 'Sunny Days' are the norm, 'Deep and Sexy' simply won't bust a single commercial gut to please anyone.
The afro-rhythmic seduction of ADNY's 'Omato Grosso' is a blissed out moment to be savoured on repeat play.
Suffice it to say that in its simplest reduction, 'Deep and Sexy' is by turns cerebral (once you've sashayed to the decadent glamour of Sun Orchestra's glittering piano solo and organ jam in 'Driftin' you'll know what I mean), then vocally sensual and soulful, especially when you're bumping along to the slippery pulse of Blue 6's classic 'Sweeter Love' or Nathan Haines' 'Earth Is The Place' and when Eric Kupper's playful sax and brass punctuated 'Havana' drops it becomes a dizzying dancer's delight.
Last but not least, the hazy shimmering guitar work in Francois K's sublime 'Enlightenment' is enough to have you surfing the net for a one-way ticket to hotter climes.
All in all there are 12 top quality deep house tracks to savour and without the usual double CD crowd pleasing economics at play here either (this may be its expensive downfall in the UK though).
Nevertheless, it's mixed beautifully and clearly mixed with love.
And that's how it should be if the dance music compilation market is ever going to develop and blossom into something more beautiful instead of wilting on a currently flooded corporate compost heap.
Respect is due.
