On previous releases DJ T., aka Get Physical label boss Thomas Koch, aped eighties funk, jack, and acid house; with thick bass lines, brash synth stabs, and big beats. This time around he teams up with producer Thomas Schumacher for his take on the nineties house blueprint.
It’s a decidedly sparse affair. Second track, Dis sets the stage the for the remainder of the album, with beats and meticulously edited vocal samples taking center stage, while the bass-line and hook seem almost an afterthought.
Only the title track, and Lit From Within stray from this formula. Both drop the kick drum all together and let some atmosphere appear for brief interludes.
This is a clinical photocopy of house music. It takes the template and reproduces it beat-for-beat, but neglects to inject any of the soul, feeling, and dance-floor drama of the classics.
Clinical house music for the minimal kids.
Ben Askins
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