Chances are you'd never heard of Jus-Ed and his Underground Quality label the last time he endeavored to proffer a full-length back in 2005. Carnival House preceded a steady run of 12-inches that would propel Ed and label mates DJ Qu, AntonZap and Nina Kraviz (and by extension Levon Vincent and Fred P) out to an appreciative global audience.
Next Level brings together ten previously unreleased tracks, and as you might have expected from a man who very much does things in his own lovable fashion, Ed pretty much makes no stylistic concessions on the album, instead continuing on his path of classic-leaning deeper house. There are a couple of exceptions, however: First track "I'm Coming" sees Ed take to the mic for a vocal turn, while "Matrix" is a kind of stripped down instrumental hip-hop jam.
Tracklist
01. I'm Comin
02. 20 Below
03. Strings from the hood
04. Marco's love
05. Play Date
06. Listening in
07. SHIT
08. Matrix
09. Stimulate
10. Dub Project 3
