- Swedish vinyl-only label Phorma kept it deep and dubby in its first year, with releases from veteran producers Norm Talley and JS, and three artists—Ness, Nax_Acid and Claudio PRC—who represent a key element of Italy's techno scene. Then there's Reminiscent Mood, described as the secret project of "a well-known German producer." He or she handled Phorma's fourth release, and now returns with the second half of the two-part series.
Maurizio is mentioned by the label as a point of reference, and this is apt, as lengthy dub techno is the name of the game here. The eight-minute "Reminiscent Mood 2.1" is this record's more upfront cut, with punchy chords and percussive trebles, while a short, sliding synth line lower in the mix helps keep things interesting for headphone listeners. "Reminiscent Mood 2.2," my favorite of the two tracks, is longer, slower, warmer and more submerged, its aqueous chords anchored to a velvety low-end. All in all, nothing revelatory, but with a less-is-more approach and an emphasis on crisp, tight sound design, both tracks should do just fine in the mix.
TracklistA Reminiscent Mood 2.1
B Reminiscent Mood 2.2