Dinky - Musica Libre

Dinky is one of those names that’s floated around the cooler house & tech circles over the past few years, impressing many a discerning aficionado but never threatening to break through to the biggest leagues. Nonetheless, Sven Väth signed Dinky up as a resident for Cocoon Ibiza alongside her fellow countryman and buddy Ricardo Villalobos and Richie Hawtin, and she mixes their summer promo CD that year too. Quite the baptism of fire.
 
It’s a while before this mix really grabs your attention. It’s all pretty uneventful, deep, mildly trippy and dubby at first, and the first section passes by barely noticed. Slowly it draws you in, with Mr. V’s cool and bumpy Dubinstrumental of Demarkus Lewis feat. Lady Sah’s Untitled Love tickling the tastebuds and Soul Capsule’s Overcome pumping up the energy with its punchy kicks, shuffling percussion and womping subs. Following this housey injection, she takes us in a weird and wonky direction with the bugged-out spacey tech of The Updates’ So Happy and the acid ‘n’ trumpet wiggle of Danuel Tate’s She Likes You?
 
After more minimal posturing, the chunk factor returns bigger than before with Roman Flügel’s pumping remix of Motorcitysoul’s Vivid and the deep soul shake of Damian Schwartz’s Holloway. Amidst all this subtlety and deepness, Tensnake’s mesmerising In The End (I Want To Cry) shines brighter than ever, a euphoric, tingling treat that breaks through from the depths of this mix to slather you in joyous melancholy. Her own shimmering Paquita continues the disco vibe in a super-stripped back way, and things then drop back into dusty smokiness with Blunted Dummies’ hazy House For All. The final section keeps it minimal and slight, with Bruno Pronsato’s Lovers Do laying on some jazzy, tasteful pianos on, but the attention soon wavers and it’s a lacklustre finish.
 
It makes for a frustrating listen – at times very dry, then later very rewarding after your patience has been given, but ultimately not strong enough at either end to make for anything seriously memorable.
 
 
Tracklisting: 
 
01           Intro: Musica Libre / Daniel Stefanik                 Reaktivity 1
02           Matthew Styles                                               Binary Blues
03           Odd Machine                                                  To Learn More
04           Maayan Nidam                                                Don't know why
05           Nina Kraviz                                                     Petr
06           Nina Kraviz feat Jus Ed                                   CPT Time
07           Dinky                                                             Amanda
08           Demarkus Lewis feat Lady Sah                        Untitled Love Affair (Mr. V Dubinstrumental)
09           Vlad Caia                                                        Brother Brother
10           Soul Capsule                                                  Overcome
11           No Regular Play                                              Owe Me (Deniz Kurtel Rmx)
12           The Updates                                                   So Happy
13           Danuel Tate                                                    She Likes You ?
14           Nina Kraviz                                                     W-Bleu
15           Laverne Radix                                                 Ass Tosser
16           Motorcitysoul                                                  Vivid (Roman Flügel Rmx)
17           Damian Schwartz                                            Holloway
18           Funktaxi                                                         Tunnel Vision
19           Tensnake                                                        In the end (I want to cry)
20           Dinky                                                             Paquita
21           Blunted Dummies                                            House For All
22           The Mole                                                        Dog River
23           Petre Inspirescu                                              Actinune!
24           Seuil                                                               Lost in the Soul Shower
25           Bruno Pronsato                                               Lovers Do
26           Termiten aka Ricardo Villalobos                       Nordhorn
27           Pier Bucci                                                       La Cortina de Hierro y el Pajaro Cantor
28           Outro:                                                             Musica Libre 1975