- This latest Wania release bears several DJ Sotofett hallmarks. The A-side offers a prelude to a forthcoming album produced by the Norwegian, which is complemented by yet another stellar collaboration with an artist from the extended Sex Tags universe. Depending on when you bought it, this record may arrive in different formats. I dropped €20 for a white label prerelease edition, which arrived as a 12-inch. Finished copies are a ten-inch.
Fans of Finnish electro funk may be familiar with Jesse, Ilari Larjosto and Niko Liinamaa's long-running collaboration. Larjosto is more recognisable to these ears for his work as Stiletti-Ana, which includes a 2014 Fett Burger collaboration on Sex Tags UFO. "Pohja (DJ Sotofett Mix)" appears here ahead of the new Sotofett-produced Jesse LP for Sähkö's house-focused Keys Of Life label. A non-album track from the LP's recording sessions, "Pohja" is a 111-BPM head nodder rich with the organic feeling Scandinavia does so well.
Curiosity about the Sotofett and LNS collaboration inspired my blind purchase. Their B-side track, "Soft Peak Mix," doesn't disappoint. The full nine minutes are used to unfurl a dazzling saunter through the outer cosmos, with far off hints of percussion and synth droplets remaining constants while various ambient movements are revealed. Its title makes you wonder if "Soft Peak Mix" is just one version of a track LNS and Sotofett worked on. The Sex Tags universe would be an even better place with more of these joint efforts.
TracklistA Jesse - Pohja (DJ Sotofett Mix)
B LNS & DJ Sotofett - Soft Peak Mix