Review: The fifth installment in this series sees German label Connaisseur compile some of the finest deep house in circulation. Thankfully, nothing here has that mushy sameness that has become so pervasive; instead artists like Timelapse, Distortion and Musumeci bring fragile, floaty melodies and chiming chords to their reduced rhythms and dubby grooves. Few Nolder and Lehar up the ante somewhat and the booming bass and cacophony of chilling strings on the latter's "Sarga" is a thing of wonder. Overall though, it's the reflective approach that impresses most; Sam K's "Elido", with its dreamy pattern of chords and vocal that swoons "I will build a castle with a tower high" is worth the price of this compilation alone
Review: A taster for Connaisseur's annual Living Room compilation, this four-tracker is the ideal accompaniment for long, wintry evenings. Sam K's "Elido" starts the release with brittle broken beats, subtle bell-tingling and some sensuous chords. Musumeci's "Clausius" is in a similar vein, albeit slightly more dance floor-focused as hissing percussion and understated drums provide the basis for dramatic chord sweeps. Timelapse's "Next Day" builds on this sound with its combination of pulsing bass and slightly darker melodies, while Mathame's "Hologram Child" rounds out the release and maintains the wintry theme. Powered by a hissing, percussive groove, its bass tones are as dark as a gloomy December afternoon in Iceland.
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