Safeword / West Portal
Album: West Portal   Collection:General
Artist:Safeword   Added:Mar 2012
Label:Bad Animal  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-03-17 Pull Date: 2012-05-19 Charts: Electronic
Week Ending: May 20 May 13 May 6 Apr 8 Apr 1 Mar 25
Airplays: 1 1 1 3 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 15, 2012: Clubbing Zeal
West Portal
4. Apr 05, 2012: A Mind Redefined
Smoke
2. May 08, 2012: Clubbing Zeal
Let Go
5. Apr 05, 2012: Instant Cat
West Portal
3. May 01, 2012: Clubbing Zeal
Smoke
6. Apr 02, 2012: eclektronik groove
Smoke (Smash Tv Remix)

Album Review
Holt Sorenson
Reviewed 2012-03-12
Deep, dank and dusty is the name of the game for Bad Animal’s second vinyl release. San Francisco‘s Safeword (Marc Smith and Clint Stewart) have been on a tear since forming last year in San Francisco. Their debut EP on Bad Animal titled ‘West Portal‘, weaves down more soulful yet dark avenues. Deep vibes, smooth synths and silky vocals are perfectly accompanied by heavy, churning rhythms and tasteful reflections of acid house.

1. 6:49 dreamy chill dub'd out deep tech house
2. 6:59 'hard to let you go' male vox over stripped beats. sparse feel to this deep tech house track
3. 6:24 old school acid sound over deep tech house
4. 7:58 lots of delay synth sound pulsing with deep tech house underneath

Track Listing
1. West Portal   3. Smoke (Smash Tv Remix)
2. Let Go   4. Smoke