Review:
In the blink of an eye, Matthew Kyle's In The Woods imprint has gone from 'promising newcomer' to 'essential label' - certainly for those who like their grooves deep, slow and soulful. In truth, few labels have pursued the slo-mo disco/house sound with so-much vigour. This EP from Romanian producer Heion - his second for In The Woods - features nothing above 100 BPM, with most cuts hovering around the 90-95 BPM mark. There's plenty of head-nodding chug on show - see the heavy analogue bass and starry keys of "Holiday" or the super-slow "Under The Covers" - but also a dash of rubbery Balearic disco ("Seashell") and bags of slow-but-energetic groovery (opener "Act One").