Sven Kerkhoff At Juno Download

Review: This four-tracker strikes a balance between the deep / tool house divide, but also invokes the spirit of 90s loop techno. Kerkhoff's "Reloaded" is a rolling DJ tool that alternates between deep and disco stabs, while Minicoolboyz' "Deeplines" is trackier, its heavy bongo drums underpinning vocal snippets and lush chords. However, it's Chizhik and Mehta's contribution that makes the most impact. "Chaos Theory" is a groovy but insistent tribal rhythm powered by heavy drums and a muffled, filtered vocal. The Rino Cerrone version brings back memories of late 90s techno, with a dense, loopy take - the only difference being that this time, the arrangement is in keeping with current trends and is at a house tempo.