At the risk of sounding like a pop psychologist, this second release on Pariah and Blawan’s fledgling label documents the first part of a remarkable journey. At one end of the spectrum are the darlings of the UK new school and at the other extreme is Dublin techno veteran Sunil Sharpe. But despite their supposed differences, the distance between them is not as great as it appears. Blawan, after all, has been supportive of techno, as his releases for Clone Basement Series, Frozen Border and R&S, as well as his recent Boiler Room DJ set – where an old release on the obscure Sheep label made an appearance – clearly demonstrate.

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