West Recordings

David West – Good Cause / Bad Cause
Following up Charles Gudagafva’s enigmatic ‘Adam’, David West unleashes another dynamic, multi-layered tune in the form of ‘Good Cause’. Building slowly and gathering momentum through its bouncing, hypnotic grooveline, West adds in some gentle keys and rippling, futuristic waves backed up by an airy, uplifting, almost house-influenced synth line which builds into a spacey, feel-good chorus.
On the flipside, ‘Bad Cause’ is constructed on top of the same crisp percussion and bassline and retains the ‘airy’ feel of its predecessor but, as suggested by the title, the bright and breezy melody of the A-side has been roughly elbowed aside by a mean and moody synth that prods and stabs its way towards a distorted, fuzzy chorus section. A murky, mysterious alter-ego, ‘Bad Cause’s’ contrasting sounds add an unexpected twist to what could be (for all the right reasons of course) described as a ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ release.
Words by Tom Bull