EP Review: Moog for Love by Disclosure

From Britain's garage and house scenes to worldwide success, Disclosure are yet to disappoint - and new EP Moog For Love offers three tracks of atmospheric dance music filled with variety and technical excellence.

Creativity, a vibrant clubbing scene and commercial backing have led to major success for British dance music in recent years, and Surrey production duo Disclosure have helped spearhead this revival. Debut album 'Settle' saw high quality, house and garage influenced tracks break into the charts, while boosting the careers of vocalists such as Sam Smith and Jessie Ware through their contributions. Last year's 'Caracal' saw a slicker, more R&B-influenced sound, present in tracks like 'Nocturnal' and big chart hit 'Omen'. Collaborations with megastars The Weeknd and Lorde prove Disclosure have truly made a name for themselves on a global stage; in August, this will be consolidated when they perform co-headline at Reading & Leeds Festivals.

Described as "for the summer", it is safe to say that their new 'Moog for Love' EP more than lives up to this billing with the energy that it generates throughout. Opening track 'BOSS', the first of three songs, is an uplifting and extremely catchy number that incorporates elements of deep house, a subgenre that has exploded in popularity in the last couple of years, while retaining Disclosure's signature soulful sound. Speaking of soul, cut up vocals from legend of the genre Al Green feature throughout 'Feel Like I Do'; while this is possibly the weakest of the trio of songs, it is still an enjoyable slower number which samples Green effectively as part of a rich soundscape. Final track 'Moog For Love' - a collaboration with Eats Everything, one of the scene's most versatile DJs and a previous support act for Disclosure - manages to balance slower and more atmospheric moments with energetic looped sections. It is possibly the EP's highlight, showing the musical expertise and attention to detail of Disclosure and Eats Everything alike. They have created a soulful house track where, once more, synths and vocal sampling really come into their own.

At times, it lacks the punchiness of some of 'Settle', or the instant accessibility of 'Caracal' to casual listeners, yet 'Moog For Love' is a brilliantly crafted EP that perfectly shows why Disclosure are currently Britain's biggest, most credible dance act. Despite their chart success, their productions are still deeply rooted in the house sounds they are influenced by. Both the skill and scope of what Disclosure are producing makes their success justified, and the future of their output a very exciting prospect indeed.

8.5/10

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