- First brought to our attention through Hot Creations, Danny Daze has since veered off in search of darker, less sun-soaked moods. Last year's RA podcast was for many a surprise, revealing the Miami producer's love for tough, '80s electro. Daze now returns to Maceo Plex's Ellum Audio with The Calm. Leading with leaden kicks and a coarse bassline, the title track feels starved of sunlight. The ambience darkens further as sinister female voices muse on the possible whereabouts of their "only cigarette." All-engulfing synths eventually provide some light, but they only accentuate the unnerving aesthetic. The ever-eclectic Dexter injects some much-needed verve into the original, pushing the BPM up to 130 and transforming the track into a razor-sharp techno steamroller. On "I See You There" Daze captures a little form, shedding the asocial veneer in favour of metallic stabs and breathy male vocals, but overall the EP is not among his better work.
Tracklist A1 The Calm
B1 The Calm (Dexter Remix)
B2 I See You There