Review: Given the glut of Chicago-inspired tracks in circulation, Rodrigues isn't the only one who loves the 303, but this release pushes the sound on a few more steps. The title track deploys gurgling acid lines, but does so to the backdrop of a slamming metallic rhythm track, while Steve Rachmad's remix adds ghostly chords and crashing percussion. Berlin producer Mike Dehnert also provides an interpretation, which pushes the original version to a place where evil sirens and visceral riffs prevail. Meanwhile Rodrigues's own "Choices" dispenses entirely with acid and focuses instead on a slamming, metallic club groove populated by walls of white noise and minimal rhythms.
Review: It's endemic of electronic music's globalised nature that Israeli producer Shlomi Aber and Chicago veteran DJ Sneak are working together. What's even more notable is the fact that Aber's take on "After Touch" is more Berlin than Tel Aviv. In fact, if you were to close your eyes while playing this at a high volume, it would be easy to imagine it emanating from the Ostgut / Berghain stable, as firing, snappy percussion and dense drums underscore an insistent, surging bass. On the other hand, Sneak's version disproves the globalised theory; while it too has a driving feeling, he can't resist peppering the arrangement with disco filters. Some things are just mean to stay local.
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