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[: ARTIST..... :] Thomas O'Loan
[: TITLE...... :] The Good Times EP
[: GENRE...... :] House
[: RIP DATE... :] 2021-02-25
[: LABEL...... :] Piston Recordings
[: CAT NR..... :] PR2021573
[: TRACKS..... :] 2
[: SIZE....... :] 24m
[: ENCODER.... :] LAME 3.100 -b 32 -V 0
[: CODEC...... :] MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer III)
[: SOURCE..... :] WEB (FLAC)
[: URL........ :] https://store.tidal.com/nz/album/171964704

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01. The Good Times (Original Mix) ................ 06:47 
02. Goodbye To (The Good Times) (Original Mix) ... 04:44 

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We welcome Belfast based Thomas O'Loan back to Piston Recordings 
with The Good Times EP, which follows hot on the heels of his 
last effort here with, Gaze (Cause A Friend Said So). Also known 
for his moniker, Dace, Thomas may well be a young, fresh-faced 
artist, but he exudes a profound understanding of music, wrapped 
up in contemporary compositions. He started to produce music at 
just 14 after his Mother signed him up for a music making 
course. Before this, he had been playing drums and a little 
piano. Unsurprisingly, he lists the Rhodes and piano as some of 
his favourite sounds along with the double bass. Thomas also 
loves DJing, for now though, he only does this in his bedroom. 
His inspirations include A Tribe Called Quest, Pharcyde and 
Scott Diaz. At such a young age, he already possesses the skills 
to weave seamless chords and build dancefloor ready grooves. 
Always a pleasure to have him here.

Thomas produces yet another gem of a track with The Good Times. 
The intro hooks you in straight away with a rich, warm piano 
groove. Smooth, mature sounding muted trumpets accompany the 
beautiful chords before a groovy, breaks drum arrangement comes 
through. On the break, the piano continues to lull before the 
track comes back into a four to the floor beat for the duration. 
Such an immersive and highly enjoyable track, top-notch.

Goodbye To (The Good Times) offers a contrasting take on its 
predecessor, delivering a much grittier, raw experience. We're 
still treated to a masterful piano chord structure which is 
accompanied by mesmerizing pads. The drums etch out a very urban 
vibe which is confirmed by some cool scratching. Deep and lush 
with an edge, another solid slice that is not to be missed.

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