Vincent Floyd - Cruising

Those with a deep knowledge of classic Chicagoan deep house may well be aware of Vincent Floyd’s Cruising, a sought-after single that first appeared in stores way back in 1990 on one-off Gherkin Records offshoot Resound Records. 31 years on, the EP has lost none of its allure. Opener ‘Cruising (Long Ride)’ is undeniably special, with Floyd wrapping warming chords, picturesque synthesizer melodies, the sound of crashing waves and sci-fi electronics around a luscious bassline and snappy machine drums. It comes backed by the deeper, dreamier and more melody-driven ‘Isolation’ and ‘Silent Noise’, a slightly stranger – but still wonderfully atmospheric – chunk of Windy City deep house.