Richard Davis - Details (2005)

Richard Davis is the king of what I call adult oriented deep house. His first album Safety was filled with incredibly good tracks/songs and has to be regarded as a classic in this genre by now. So expectations for his follow up were high and Davis though not delivering another classic doesn't let us down.

Details is a collection of fine midtempo house songs that are equally far away from any wave-your-hands-in-the-air club hedonism as from radio friendly pop stupidity. With an air of melancholy here and there they are best suited for home listening. Details works well as an album, but apart from the two year old Bring Me Closer no track immediately springs out and grabs your attention like at least half of the songs on Safety did. With one or two more killer tracks this would be a contender for album of the year, so it is a mature piece of work. Well done Mr. Davis.