Los Angeles-via Tempe duo Dead Times follow the current renaissance of eighties R&B with an ethereal, minimal take on the genre, splicing sultry snippets of sound and converting them into the smoothest riddims this side of Prince. After introducing themselves with sweltering slow jam "Inner Gold" a couple of months ago, they’ve just released a spacious, mutated version of Donnie & Joe Emerson’s downtempo cult classic "Baby". It’s as intriguing as it is bemusing, since it has a groove that’s easy to like but still mysterious enough to keeps us guessing about their next singles. Perhaps some of these questions will be answered this coming November, with two live performances at Galleria Obscura on the 7th and Goldroom on the 8th.
