Area – Dogs & Flies 12″ – Mindshift
This four track EP on Chicago’s Mindshift Records shines as an excellent example of an ideal marriage of house and techno concepts. The A side dives deep into some lush, dubby and reverb soaked sounds that immerse the listener yet doesn’t drown them. There’s plenty of tension in the tracks to drive a dancefloor as Area and Hakim Murphy both deliver really nice deep cuts. On the B side Murdoc takes a turn at remixing the title track delivering a bit more driving take, with rhythm structures that call to mind early Carl Craig productions and some nice stuttered editing. The last track “Powder Burn”, also by Murdoc, is a tracky affair with microhouse influences and sounds reminiscent of Matt John’s releases on Perlon or Underl_ne. Definitely one for the deeper and headier house & techno set.
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this is an incredibly solid release. and the Area track (dogs & flies) is gorgeous!