Who is Mochico? What is Mochico 3.5? Don’t know? Well neither did I, when buying his double-sided 12″ in Carbon Records, Glasgow in late 2001. But ignorance has never stopped me making a purchase before or since. So what made this fool part with his hard-earned scrilla on this particular occasion? The A-Side.
This release has a mighty two tracks, they are;
- Mochico 3.5 (David Alvarado Remix)
- Mochico 3.5 (DJ Evil P Remix)
Bluntly speaking, the A-Side “Mochico 3.5 (David Alvarado Remix)” is one of the best examples of deep house I have ever heard in my life. Slow and pumping, but never ‘in your face’. Driven by some of the thickest and driest drums I have ever heard, and combined with a small edited vocal hook that provides the ebb and flow that keeps the entire eight minute production moving along.
Everything is placed on top of a heavily filtered loop of another track that I can’t quite identify, slowly evolving, fading in and out of view all the time. I don’t know if ‘subtle’ is the right word, but it’s close enough for me. Every single rhythm is executed with the grooviest and snappiest flow I’ve ever heard on an electronic record – I defy anyone to not dance when that first shaker comes in. The rubber sounding percussion elements forced to the back of the mix give everything such a lovely texture that it’s almost palatable, accenting that dry kick expertly… Everything is just about perfect. This is what every deep house record should aim to be.
Mochico 3.5
In the ten years I’ve had spare after purchasing this record, I’ve had to opportunity to listen to a few more Mochico and David Alvarado tracks. They’re all shit, I wouldn’t recommend you do likewise. Evidently, and sadly, this record seems to have been a one-off fluke. A small piece of ultra cool perfection that slipped out of a marriage between two somewhat ordinary house producers. What really saddens me is that no one else has recognised its perfection – in fact I’ve never even spoken to anyone else who’s heard the record. But maybe that makes mine a little more special then.
Oh, and what about the B-Side? I don’t know, some standard techno remix affair. Technically not terrible, but the sheer misfortune of being placed on the opposite side from the David Alvarado Remix has rendered it utterly useless.
Mochico 3.5 (David Alvarado Remix)
Mochico 3.5 (DJ Evil P Remix)