Review:
Since his Hotflush backed emergence via a spot on Scuba's DJ Kicks and subsequent EP, Belgian producer Tim Van de Meutter aka Locked Groove has been widely embraced for his obvious floor fusing talent. Subsequently welcomed into the Turbo fold as part of Tiga and co's latest zeitgeist acknowledgement, Locked Groove returns to Hotflush in triumphant form with the Keep It Simple EP. You might presume Van De Meutter is doing just that on the opening track "Keep Running", which seemingly focuses on a core progression of rattling percussion and acidic bass stabs before a mid point swerve sees an increase in euphoric builds for a more propulsive finish. On the flip, "Aller Simple" adds some more swing to the percussive equation while playfully toying with the stabbing melodic qualities, and "Even" winds down the relentlessness with a nice spot of introspective beatdown caked in crackly atmosphere.