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The two producers pulling the strings behind the Mettle Music crew are Nic Conef and Mark Wadsworth. The duo is based within the fertile deep house breeding ground of Manchester where its evocative sound has evolved consistently and confidently into maturity since the first release as part of the Mettle Music Collective back in June 1999. Moving significantly forward from their acclaimed singles on several well known US labels including Transport (Miguel Migs?s label) and Afterhours and their solid debut Honeycomb Lounge on the renowned deep house label Toko - the new album Moodswings demonstrates the duo?s increased level of depth and musical sophistication. The album is in a word stunning. It combines both funk-fuelled, jazzy, percussive grooves with more sublime laid back productions integrating the duo?s varied musical interests into a delicious whole. You can unwind to the sweet Latin vocals of "El Mar" (featuring Malena's Susana Montero) or hit the floor as the full live band takes to the stage with the irresistible grooves of the samba inspired "Latin Horns." The first single to be taken from the album is the impeccably sublime "Capture" which features the chilling vocals of Virginia Barret; it appears on the album in two parts making the journey from mellow acoustics to skanking dubby house seem like the most natural progression in the world ? simply genius. Every track on the album could similarly be written about in equally glowing terms. Arguably a landmark in chilled out British Soul Music ? this brilliant Mancunian duo have once again proven their mettle!