Review: It's time to take another trip to Storkenland, the happy-go-lucky place populated by fast-rising Swedish producer Thomas Henriksson AKA Storken. As rooted in nu-disco (and particularly the colourful, synth-heavy sound associated with Scandinavia) as his previous releases, the two tracks on show are amongst his most attractive to date. Henriksson first joins forces with Aurele Zero on 'X2000', a pleasingly throbbing, rubbery and all-action fusion of kaleidoscopic, Nang-style nu-disco and Italo-disco revivalism. It's a riotous rush of sonic colour all told, and one that's clearly capable of putting smiles on faces out on the dancefloor. In contrast, 'Dire Strains' is deeper and more laidback in tone - even though it bobs along at 128 BPM - adding a subtle Balearic twist and deep house sonics to the producer's trademark nu-disco sound.
Review: With five original tracks plus four remixes, you can call this an EP or album as you see fit. Either way, if you're a lover of Scandi-disco from the likes of Prins Thomas and Todd Terje - or indeed the spangly, 80s-tinged nu-disco regularly served up by Nang's revolving stable of eastern Europeans - then it's a collection that's well worth investigating. Bleeping, analogue-sounding synths are much in evidence throughout and positively demand that shapes be thrown on the dancefloor, while remix duties are taken care of by a couple of Scandi heavyweights, Per Hammar and the aforesaid Mr Thomas.
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