Vick Lavender & Justin Dillard, Brian ‘Smokey’ Williams – Experimental feat. Brian ‘Smokey’ Williams (12″ Mix)
Vick Lavender, Brian ‘Smokey’ Williams – Love TIMES feat. Brian ‘Smokey’ Williams
Vick Lavender, Brian ‘Smokey’ Williams – Love TIMES feat. Brian ‘Smokey’ Williams (Instrumental)
Chicago great Vick Lavender, who here once more joins forces with trusted multi-instrumentalist Justin Dillard (and on side B, Will Jackson) for a pair of cuts fronted by honeyed vocalist Brian ‘Smokey’ Williams. A-side ‘Experimental’ is particularly special, with Williams seemingly improvising atop a chunky, bass-heavy organic house groove marked out by funky Clavinet licks, Ron Trent style percussion, spacey synths and rich organ chords. The collective goes deeper, smoother and even more intricate on flip-side ‘Love Times’, which is presented in both full vocal and instrumental forms.