Tour Maubourg - Ode To Love (flabaire's Nod To Mr Fingers Remix) 〈Direct × 2024〉
While Tour-Maubourg's original "Ode To Love" is a lush, jazz-inflected track, Flabaire’s remix introduces a "twist worthy of Larry Heard". The result is a song that listeners describe as a "jazzy beat" that is both "relaxing" and "harmonic".
: A steady, grounding groove that invites introspection as much as dancing. While Tour-Maubourg's original "Ode To Love" is a
Ode to Love (Flabaire's Nod to Mr. Fingers Remix) - Beatport Ode to Love (Flabaire's Nod to Mr
In this remix, Flabaire interprets the original's "flagship" status through the lens of early US deep-house. By stripping back some of the original's more modern French flourishes, he taps into the "Can You Feel It" ethos—a sound characterized by: It sits perfectly in the intersection of: :
The remix excels by maintaining the core emotional weight of the original while adding a layer of historical reverence. It sits perfectly in the intersection of:
: Represented by the Pont Neuf Records roster and the sophisticated production of the Paris scene.
The subtitle "Nod to Mr Fingers" is a direct reference to , the Chicago house pioneer who operated under the alias Mr. Fingers . Heard is widely credited with inventing "deep house" by infusing electronic rhythms with humanistic warmth, jazzy improvisation, and soul-stirring basslines.