The Exquisite Pain Recordings At Juno Download

Review: You can usually rely on David 'Move D' Moufang to deliver the goods, especially when he's in full on ultra-deep mode. Here he joins forces with DJ Late for two ocean-deep excursions that simply bristle with subtle soul and hypnotic, late night intent. Lead cut "Le Fou" is particulary fine, offering just the right balance between crackly atmosphere and head-nodding bottom end groove. "Soon Solitude" is a tough brighter and breezier, building a positive vibe around a sampled blues vocal and some choice keys. Eddie C delivers remixes of both cuts, turning "Le Fou" on its head. Instead of darkness, he offers only dazzling light. It's a wonderful transformation.

Review: It's always rather enjoyable to hear artists gaining inspiration from anything other than the current hyped old genres and current hipster-matic sounds. This collaboration between Pascal Viscardi and Jean Obuchowicz mines a variety of old skool sources, from the early, acid-flecked work of "Brown Album"-era Orbital, to the happy-go-lucky, whistle-heavy productions of early 90s New York. The result is a track that's sparse and heavy, but just filled in enough to give a warm, well-rounded sound. Mark E goes darker, druggier and altogether tougher on his remix, which is arguably one of his strongest of recent times.

Review: For a rare trip away from his own Moodmusic label, Sasse tries his hand at drifting, stargazing disco. While this shouldn't come as much of a surprise given his fondness for nu-disco, "The Solaris Conspiracy" is still markedly different from anything he's released before. There are drifting strings, cascading pianos, warm guitars, live-sounding drums and oodles of nu-Balearic atmosphere .It all adds up to something rather special, and certainly his strongest disco effort to date. Remix-wise, check the formidable Francis Inferno Orhcestra rework. Sounding not unlike the ever-reliable Deep Space Orchestra, the Australian producer offers a delightful deep house makeover that's more robust than a shoulder charge from a burly bouncer.