Mother
The title is no accident: Samantha Poulter, aka Logic1000, wrote and recorded her debut album at home with producer Tom McAlister after they became parents. That domestic setting might seem unusual for a record that daydreams about dance-floor escape, but Poulter’s self-described “love letter to house music” indeed feels warm and assuring. Raised in Sydney and now living in Berlin, the dynamic DJ/producer knows how to draw us in with cozy familiarity, from the breakbeat-laden opener “From Within” to the half-submerged siren song that is “All U Like.” Poulter chooses her vocal samples especially well, and her collaborators even better: Jamaican British singer Rochelle Jordan exudes vulnerability like a club diva mid-comedown on “Promises,” while “Every Lil’” leads Miami singer/producer MJ Nebreda through a delightfully wonky rhythmic workout assisted by Melbourne’s DJ Plead. Poulter has displayed a deft hand for self-aware club cuts since day one, but *Mother* shows off more sides of her personality while still thriving as a blissful, body-moving affair.
The Australian DJ made her name with crowd-pleasing house anthems full of cheeky basslines and pop immediacy, but her debut LP aims for sophistication over quirkiness.
The Australian DJ made her name with crowd-pleasing house anthems full of cheeky basslines and pop immediacy, but her debut LP aims for sophistication over quirkiness.
Samantha Poulter's excellent debut embraces a myriad of influences, from UK funky to disco and '90s house – read the NME review
Samantha Poulter's excellent debut embraces a myriad of influences, from UK funky to disco and '90s house – read the NME review
For a second there, it looked as though we’d lost Logic1000. 2021’s wonderful ‘In The Sweetness Of You’ EP made a deep impression, but since then
For a second there, it looked as though we’d lost Logic1000. 2021’s wonderful ‘In The Sweetness Of You’ EP made a deep impression, but since then