This is Dan ‘DBX’ Bell on his own rare-as-hen’s-teeth Elevate label back in 1999, with a precision-engineered DJ tool in the vein of Masters At Work’s Kenlou output. There’s nothing to it beyond a jazz-funk Rhodes lick that’s cut up, filtered and looped, a spoken word sample that gives the track its title, and simple, jacking drums, but every component is honed to perfection. It’s probably overlooked by many because of the huge, Moodymann-on-steroids A-side, The Symphony (Can You Feel It) – also on the first Elevate Special Projects 12” – but this is the kind of timeless, functional cut that any working house DJ would be glad to have in their box.
gorgeous.