Review:
Tech-house may be an often maligned term, but on Meltdown, Heartik invokes the term's older meaning. Heavy drums and crashing snares lead the arrangement into a chord-heavy breakdown and when the "Big Fun"-like keys kick in, it sounds unlike all the monochrome releases trading under that name. Mihai Popoviciu's version lends the track a harder, techy feeling, while "Far from Chicago" sees Heartik return to the early 90s. Curiously though, the track has more to do with New York than Chicago, with its heavy tribal drums, sassy vocals and insidious bassline creating a perfect Tenaglia groove. Finally, Spencer Parker's reshape takes "Chicago" deeper, but the use of firing percussion means that it too remains true to the original spirit of tech-house.