- It's unlikely there's much of a competitive streak between Leon Vynehall and Christian Piers, who together make up the twisted house act Laszlo Dancehall, but if there is it must be raging like a bushfire right now. Last month Leon Vynehall unleashed one of the year's best house EPs, Music For The Uninvited. On Christian Piers' latest outing for his own Sourceunknwn imprint, the Brighton producer is in similarly good form.
Across the three tracks, Piers rustles up snarling, sharp-elbowed house. The lead cut, "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Key," may sounds like the title of some Edward Lear nonsense rhyme (to say nothing of the Oliver Sacks classic), but its target is clearly defined. This is a peak-time bullet fired with pinpoint accuracy, with snares that snap your neck back, a generous bass wobble and a warped synth hook.
"TL2" is brawnier still, a marble-tough slab of swinging house with a tech edge. "Thickle" opens with a puppyish bounce and scuttle but is then draped in deliciously warm chords and spluttering toms, bringing to a close a highly accomplished EP. At this rate, the next Laszlo Dancehall record should be quite something.
TracklistA1 The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Key
B1 TL2
B2 Thickle