New & versatile package from a well known Swiss label including players from Europe, US and Japan. It starts off with Soul Mate's incredible 'Gambling', tribal tech house mixture worth of Deetron's reputation. Japan's represented by already established Oka & Yamazaki (one of their numerous pseudonyms) with an excellent detuned 'Nine Voice' and Nao Tokui with 'Tokyo', an interesting interpretation of Detroit techno with great filtered strings and shuffling percussion. German Pacou comes with his usual deal of intelligent techno in 'Jitters'. America's represented by four artists. First one is Andrei Morant with powerful & pumping 'Slip and Slide', certainly one of his best productions yet. Tim Xavier is next with 'Snowball', continuing Morant's story - fat bass & pumping rhythm laced with chord sounds. Beautiful. Easy electro comes from Bryan Never (Zentz) as 'Friends Among Ghosts', courtesy of Electrix Records. And the last one is Archetype with the old school deep & minimal American techno. Very interesting and useful double package. "Sure to make your speakers shakin".
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Lesha, 11/06/2002