Diego At Juno Download

Review: Talented techno producers don't fade away, they just go off on a new tangent and return emboldened. This seems to be the case with Diego, who made his name at the start of the noughties with storming releases for Kanzleramt. It's fair to say that Hope signals a radical stylistic shift. The title track is a dubbed out tribal house groove, but its seductive strings and celebratory chords show that Diego hasn't lost touch entirely with his techno background - something that the deep space pads of "Stargazers" also make abundantly clear. However, Hope favours a more diverse approach, which is articulated on "Me, Myself & Moog" - a jacking track underscored by an electro funk bass.

Review: Kanzleramt is Heiko Laux's highly productive label, which represents a style of techno that always carries a bit of old school electro and house along for the ride, and here they release Diego's Thought Patterns EP. "Thought Patterns (Pt 1)" is a track of interesting contrasts, with warm and mellow pads - usually associated with the deeper end of hosue music - used to supplement a fast techno BPM. Flip over (metaphorically speaking) for "Thought Patterns (Pt 2)", another wild ride with frenetic percussion, high end chords and whistles.

Review: German techno label Kanzleramt returns to one of its long serving sons, Switzerland's Diego Hostettler to re-release his 2002 hit, "Two Times High." His original combines the energetic and rough techno power of his early kanzleramt works with the deep melodic flavour of his "The Persuasion Channel" album. "Hi Jacker" continues down this energetic route with plenty of old school, jacking Chicago references in its groove and bassline. "Three Times High Pt 1" is also on there, pushing even more energy and pounding us to the next level with thunderous kicks and raging bass.