🚚 Free Shipping on Orders Over $99*

Free Shipping Policy

  • Orders shipping to Continental US only
  • Exceptions may apply on bulk / oversized items
  • For full terms click here
10% OFF 4️⃣orMore Records Everyday!

Turntable Lab 4orMore Discount

  • no code necessary, auto-applies in cart
  • does not apply to pre-orders
  • cannot be combined with other discount codes
  • check out the full policy here

What's A Girl To Do? Vinyl 12"

Dekmantel / SKU: dm-5269
understated house from The Netherlands reissued
Regular price $12.95
Unit price
per
No Reviews
 
Need More Help, Contact Our Experts!

  • Sometimes the best moments are overlooked when they first appear. Originally released in 2004 on D1 Recordings, Fatima Yamaha's (nee Bas Bron) "What's A Girl To Do?" caught on in the label's native Ireland where it's become an end of night staple going on 10 plus years. The track, as good as it is, did not catch on anywhere else. That seems to all have changed now that Hudson Mohawke used it as the base for the track "Resistance" off of his 2015 album, Lantern. This brought renewed attention to the cut and Yamaha's work in general. Being that the original release is hard to come by, we've got to hand it to Dekmantel for reissuing the song along with a few other selections. "What's A Girl To Do?" is an emotive piece of motorik techno driven by sighing lead line that sounds fresh every time you hear it. The accompanying tracks may not strike the same chord, but they are quality in their own right. The beat-less "Plum Jelly," which closes out the a side possess a compelling melody, drawing you into its microcosm. And while more forward than "What's A Girl To Do?," "Half Moon Rising" is just as moving. Hats off to Dekmantel and Fatima Yamaha! Recommended.

    • record is labeled incorrectly
    • music label: Dekmantel 2015
    reviewed by Joey Coco 09/2015
    .
    upc: 34291972

Sometimes the best moments are overlooked when they first appear. Originally released in 2004 on D1 Recordings, Fatima Yamaha's (nee Bas Bron) "What's A Girl To Do?" caught on in the label's native Ireland where it's become an end of night staple going on 10 plus years. The track, as good as it is, did not catch on anywhere else. That seems to all have changed now that Hudson Mohawke used it as the base for the track "Resistance" off of his 2015 album, Lantern. This brought renewed attention to the cut and Yamaha's work in general. Being that the original release is hard to come by, we've got to hand it to Dekmantel for reissuing the song along with a few other selections. "What's A Girl To Do?" is an emotive piece of motorik techno driven by sighing lead line that sounds fresh every time you hear it. The accompanying tracks may not strike the same chord, but they are quality in their own right. The beat-less "Plum Jelly," which closes out the a side possess a compelling melody, drawing you into its microcosm. And while more forward than "What's A Girl To Do?," "Half Moon Rising" is just as moving. Hats off to Dekmantel and Fatima Yamaha! Recommended.

  • record is labeled incorrectly
  • music label: Dekmantel 2015
reviewed by Joey Coco 09/2015
.
upc: 34291972

Labheads Also Viewed

Trending