Hartley & Wolfe – Dancing In Circles
Part of the danger of this overly digitized music landscape we find ourselves in is that there are so many mp3’s being sent and downloaded, many of which have spotty ids and titles that it’s easy to make mistakes and lose track of who makes the music, let alone how much of it you have and where it’s located between all our many many devices. Case in point, this record. It was only after I had the thought to post this here that I even realized that the band’s name wasn’t simply “Wolfe” as the track was listed, but was Hartley & Wolfe and that Hartley & Wolfe doesn’t involve anyone named Hartley or Wolfe, but is just the title for the latest collaborative release from Russian born, London bred, NYC & Berlin dual resident DJ Vadim. Vadim has had a long and varied career, here with Hartley & Wolfe he’s in a much more focused soul vein, with his co-conspirator, Mr. Wolfe, Greg Blackman. The sound is thoroughly modern and would be a welcome addition to any contemporary R&B radio playlist, but because commercial radio is so close-minded and lacking in freedom, the music will never get the shine it so richly deserves. Thankfully these days artists like Vadim are able to carve out a successful career and find audiences who appreciate their craft, and I’m more than happy to play a small part in that.