- Jay Shepherd's Retrofit label has never been anything less than a reliable outlet for club-ready house and disco. What separates it from other labels in the same field, though, is the craftsmanship, as evidenced once again by this new four tracker alongside one of the Two Armadillos, Martin Dawson. There's a frazzled disco swagger to "Kind of People" that you just don't get without really knowing your way round a studio. "Obey Your Aul" has a prowling bassline that when paired with some almost churchy, glowing electric chords and the odd owl noise, could easily soundtrack some tripped-out 5 AM walk home through the city.
"Cut a Hole" stands out for the various machine noises that wire it up: some are fuzzy and glow-white hot, some are bendy metal bars and some twinkle like fairy dust. Dexterous production like that is hard not to admire, and maybe this pair know that, because "Megaface 3k" is slowed to a crawl and loaded with even more beguiling noises for you to wonder at: panning yelps, zipping whooshes and laboured chords colour the airwaves with a measured precision. They also make you want to dance, of course, which is just as important.
Tracklist A1 Kinds Of People
A2 Obey Your Aul
B1 Cut A Hole
B2 Megaface 3000