Reveiw: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Artworx)

Debut release on Artworx, Richard Earnshaw teams up with Sabrina Chyld as it's better for them to see the beauty inside of them with 'Better For Me'.

It's almost 2 years to the day that we last saw Richard Earnshaw at YATM with remixes of Gavin Holligan's 'When Boys Become Men' (see review HERE) as this time, we get a female point of view with 'Better For Me'.  

We know Ms. Chyld from her work with Abel on Atjazz (see review HERE), Julian Gomes on the album 'Bruno & The Birds' (see review HERE) and Peacey's 'Play It By Ear' (see review HERE) whilst Earnshaw has worked with loads of people over the years.

This is just a taster.from a forthcoming EP series by Earnshaw entitled 'Different Spaces' and he's just the man to find 'em.when it comes to soulful house gems.

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: https://lnk.to/betterforme

5 Magazine · Premiere: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Original Mix) [Artworx]

Artist: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld

Title: Better For Me

Release date: 19th December, 2025

Label : Artworx

Catalog Number : ATWX001

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Jean Jacques Smoothie - 2People Remixes (ft. Richard Earnshaw & The NRG) (Colour & Pitch)

Hold on! Jean Jacques Smoothie is on Colour & Pitch! With '2 People' remixes! How exciting is that as a 9 track EP? No duplicitous accusations of YATM being duplcitous here as we all need to get the duo spirit in the remix.

It might surprise you to hear that the original '2 People' came out nearly 25 years ago.  Time has treated the love for the track well in a diso-deep house-synth-pop classic sense.

But as Jean Jacques Smoothie (aka Steve Robson) himself says, "you can't be a 'One Hit Wonder' and not celebrate your one hit!"   And this is just a perfect celebration and perfectly timed. 

JJS kicks off with this own 'Dubwise' version with 'classic' downtempo dub addition of a melodica solo by Rochenko and talk of downtempo - and has already been featured on Saturday's Dubmission show, #1378, WYEP Pittsburg - see HERE,

From dub to ambient extremes with 'The NRG Chillout' version that is so dreamy sublime, you need this for alone.

Does that mean we can ignore the Richard Earnshaw 'Inner Spirit' remixes?   I don't think so with the house vocal and instrumental versions drenched in echos.  

The vocals are by Tara Busch (from a 2011 remix package re-issue) should not to be compared to the original Minnie Riperton sample of the original, when French sample-based disco house was all the rage, as its equally emotional and "spinal shiver sending".

This will 100% be featured in this months' Colour & Pitch Mix: in fact, it's so mesmerizing, it could fill the full hour! See below, sort of, with special guest appearances of, not "Steve from Legal", but Jean Jaques Smoothie himself.

BUY LINK: 2People Remixes | Jean Jacques Smoothie

Colour and Pitch · Colour and Pitch Sessions with Jean Jacques Smoothie - September 2025

Artist: Jean Jacques Smoothie

Title:2People Remixes EP

Release date: 3rd October, 2025

Label:  Colour and Pitch

Catalog Number: CAP094SDG1

Format: Digital / Bandcamp