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Boo Williams & Glenn Underground
When Boo Williams and Glenn Underground—the Strictly Jaz Unit—tag-team, you don’t just get a house set; you get a PhD in Chicago deep house, complete with dusty vinyl crackle and chords that feel like a warm hug. The Lab LDN feels like it’s been teleported to a basement party in the ‘90s, all hazy smoke and serious head-nodding. This is pure, unadulterated deep house, locked into a steady 125 BPM and navigating the emotive, minor-key terrain of 3B with masterful ease.
The energy is beautifully balanced, with lows at 51% providing a rubbery, infectious bounce, mids at 40% for the rich, jazzy instrumentation, and highs kept respectfully in check. Their back-to-back style is conversational, trading off long, instrumental passages that let tracks like Jhelisa’s ‘Friendly Pressure’ and Candy Knievel’s ‘Spiritual’ breathe and evolve. The opening edit of Donna Allen’s ‘He Is the Joy’ is a gospel-infused powerhouse, setting a joyous tone.
The real journey track is the epic, near-20-minute version of Peech Boys’ ‘Don’t Make Me Wait,’ a lesson in tension, release, and dubby space. More modern cuts like the ‘Slow Down’ remix and Makebo & Amonita’s ‘Back To The Roots’ fit seamlessly into the vintage framework. It kicks off with that gospel joy, peaks in the hypnotic, extended jam of ‘Don’t Make Me Wait,’ and closes on the playful, Latin-tinged surprise of Bad Bunny’s ‘CAFÉ CON RON,’ proving these masters are always listening forward.