Review: Last year, prolific French producer Roman Poncet dropped the hypnotic and bass-driven rolling drama of "Express" under his successful Traumer alias to much fanfare. Here we are treated to a remastered version, as well the deeply meditative vibes of additional track "Mouth" plus several terrific remixes to optimise the track's dancefloor potential. Roche Madame chief Cesar Merveille serves up a low slung and funky rendition for the afterhours, Meander's DeWalta engineers a high tech perspective on his version that's aimed squarely at the main room, while microhouse maestro Luc Ringeisen (Vinylclub) hands in an exceptional groove reduction.
Review: Big one this week on ever reliable French dub techno imprint Berg Audio. Prolific Parisian producer Roman Poncet is back under the Traumer alias with a diverse full length release titled Assembling Pieces, featuring some fine moods and grooves. Opening cut "Valley Of The Birds" explores the textured and atmospheric style of ambient house that fans of DeepChord and Bvdub will appreciate, while functional tech house cuts like "Baud" and "Strap" are something more familiar of his usual style that are utterly hypnotic and roll deep. Living up to the label's expectations of glacial and cavernous aesthetics are the title track and the particularly dense "Sea Of Clouds".
