Review:
UK producer Paul Mac is one of the most prolific techno artists and has been putting out music since the mid-90s. This goes some way to explaining why his new release for Kirk Degiorgio's ART label alternates between such extremes. On "Odd Things Amount To Nothing", Mac delivers a slab of hard, jacking techno; its jarring, droning riffs and heavy filters building up to a roof-raising finale. By contrast, on "Here Comes The Swing", Mac drops a deep house gem, its bleeding acid bassline and wonderfully eerie synth riffs inspired by Adonis and Larry Heard. Only a producer of Mac's experience and talents could manage mood swings with such aplomb.