Review:
On the evidence of this EP, it's clear that Sebastian Waack aka Ryan Davis knows a lot about combining emotion with dance floor appeal. "Supernova" is all lithe, tumbling rhythms covered in percussive bursts and the prettiest hooks since Nathan Fake emerged from his bedroom. Davis/Waack does the same on "Eclipse", only on this occasion the melodies accompanying the stripped back beats are more inspired by Warp's 90s intelligent techno than Border Community. "Fading Star" however, is the killer track here, its sleek break beats arcing backwards as an epic trance melody shoots off into the cosmos. The remixes of "Supernova" by Microtrauma and Max Rieger don't mess too much with Davis's original compositions - apart from adding some tough glitchy rhythms - while Groj's take on "Eclipse" factors in some bassy menace.