Review: Lyma - The Fool Ain't Me (Ray Mang Remixes) (Lumberjacks In Hell)

Manic disco dub in the mists of house is ideal for a Ray Mang remix but don't ignore the originals as we find those Lumberjacks in Hell without any fool's gold.

Lumberjack's In Hell head honcho Marcel Vogel has teamed up again with Lyma after their previous collab on Boogie Angst with 'Games Change' and 'No Time' a couple of years ago but this time, Lyma is on his own with two tracks, 'Mist' and 'The Fool Ain't Me'.

Now 'The Fool Ain't Me' sounds pretty high tempo soulful and because of this, it's a little reminisent of lovetempo's 'Live Or Die By Love' with Prince on synths in the solar winds; yes, it is that good.  

So you've already got a fabulous six minute track that's killer dancefloor ready to boogie your disco with so how are you going to make it even better?  Lets ask Ray Mang to bring put in some remix magic on 'The Fool Ain't Me' but blimey, what you didn't know you need is the Ray Mang Instrumental Dub of 'The Fool Ain't Me' for you spaceship disco ball.  

Ray has done remixes on nearly every disco/nu-disco-house label going for over 25 years now and Lumberjacks In Hell is clearly impressed as much as Compost, Sonar Kolletiv, Is It Balearic? Recordings, Gomma, Nang, Rong Music and all our other favourites including his own Mangled.

You might be thinking by now, that's too much!   Don't believe it as you can't overlook 'Mist' that's funks that Prince feel on a slo-mo groove.

You'll recall Lyma was part of the Goshawk 'Loyalty EP' that featured Greg Blackman (see review HERE) but in Lyma we've got a Dutch master of the dance.

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Artist: Lyma  

Title:  The Fool Ain't Me (Ray Mang Remixes) 

Release date: 21st February, 2025 

Label : Lumberjacks In Hell

Catalog Number : LIH047

Format :  Vinly 12" / Digital  / Bandcamp 

Review: Goshawk ft. Lyma & Greg Blackman - Loyalty EP (Lumberjacks In Hell)

We love a bit of 'Loyalty' here at YATM so when we got the nod that Greg Blackman is featuring on a release by Goshawk that also features Dutch artist Lyma called 'Loyalty', our eagle eyes/ears were ready to focus on our prey.

LYMA  (aka Lyma aka Tjerk Lammers) is an Amsterdam based producer/singer/songwriter and mate of Lumberjacks In Hell's founder Marcel Vogel so he fits in perfectly with this soul-disco-house track by Goshawk (aka Matt Rivem) that's sounds reminiscent of Jamiroquai/Loverbirds productions with Stee Downes so that sounds like a winner to me.

The Jamiroqua comparision is even sharper on with the two versions of Goshawk's '1 Up, 1 Down' being the original that bounces with some nice synth lazer beams and funky bass with a glitchy Lyma remix [warning for a bit of potty mouth at the start]. 

Greg Blackman (as in 'Over Again - see review HERE and 'Wait To The Morning' - see review HERE) is a [rock]star here on the 'Ain't Gonna' that's a heavy handed piano banger soul vocal skat that's similar to Omar at his best - there's some great wobbly keys too.

Lumberjack's In Hell have released tracks over the years by some of our other favourites (including Rahaan, Inkswell who have both had recent releases along with Soulphiction (RIP), Prequel and Lay-far to name just a few) so the more open minded Amsterdam ADE people will be playing these tracks; even though Lumberjacks In Hell sound like they should be at a Grunge flannel shirt convention in Canada, these guys axes are sharp for any dancefloor.

P.S. Mr Vogel, "impressed by @petefowler artwork!!!" 

Artist: Goshawk ft. Lyma & Greg Blackman 

Title:  Loyalty EP

Release date: 8th November, 2024 

Label : Lumberjacks In Hell

Catalog Number : LIH046

Format :  Vinly 12" / Digital  / Bandcamp BUY LINK https://lumberjacksinhell.lnk.to/LoyaltyEP