Review: DFRA - A Quiet Storm EP (Inc. Jon Dixon Remix) (Ascension on Wax)

You won't be surprised to find a Jon Dixon remix makes this 12" more essential than it already was - it's like visiting Detroit!

Whether it be DFRA on Trusted Rhythm Records with 'Give Me' (see review HERE) or on MATE as a DFRA Experience (see review HERE) you know that  when it comes to blending soul, jazz and classic house, you know that Diego Ruiz (aka DFRA) has got more than a finger on the buttons. 

Added to that, Berlin-based label Ascension on Wax can call on Detroit’s Jon Dixon (who we've just hear on Seven Davis Jr's new album - see review HERE) for a remix, this is a big bonus.  Taking the best track on the 12", 'Charlene', onto the "distinctly Detroit" metro as he strips the track back and rebuilds it with deeper textures and signature keys; "Dixon channels the spirit of Underground Resistance while pushing into more meditative territory, bridging jazz improvisation with machine-driven rhythm".  It's spell-binding stuff.

The Colombian Ruiz is currently based in Buenos Aires where it must be like 'A Quiet Storm' anticipating the World Cup but here, the track itself as a slice of sultry sax to the evening stroll at the Plaza de Mayo.

'Strings' completes this 4-track EP and is the feels like the Lonnie Liston Smith jazz-funk on a fast track and I don't care who 'Charlene' is - its house jazz at its best. .

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Artist: DFRA 

Title: A Quiet Storm EP (Inc. Jon Dixon Remix) 
Release date: 19th June, 2026
Label : Ascension on Wax
Catalog Number:  AOW005
Format: 12" vinyl Pre-Order / Digital / Bandcamp