David Morales has just released his latest release on his DIRIDIM imprint with ‘Come On’, a piano-led house track built on a warm, rolling groove, guided by a vocal from Leroy Burgess. The elements are familiar in shape but handled with a light touch, giving the track an easy sense of movement.
Burgess carries his own history. As part of Black Ivory in the early ’70s, he helped define a smooth, melodic strain of New York soul. Later work with Patrick Adams, including projects like Logg and Convertion, moved toward a brighter, more dancefloor-ready sound that would feed directly into the development of early garage and boogie. Tracks such as ‘I Know You Will’ and ‘Let’s Do It’ have remained reference points for producers drawn to a vocal-led club language.
Here, Burgess’ delivery is calm and assured, sitting neatly inside Morales’ arrangement rather than rising above it. The piano line cycles with a relaxed steadiness, chords opening and closing around the vocal while the rhythm section holds everything in place.
DIRIDIM continues to be a home for music that draws from house’s deeper roots while staying grounded in the present moment.
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