Todd Bodine & Ludwig Coenen - Globetrotter EP

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  • You know what you're getting with a Highgrade release. The label makes quality tech-house that uses off-beat electronics very originally. It's also some of the funkiest music around. Labels like this, or Morris Audio and its offshoots are, for me, the unsung heroes of the dancefloor. They make sophisticated beat tools that can usually be relied upon to inject a bit of life into a flagging dancefloor. The title cut 'Globetrotter' chugs along at a typical tech-groove level and does everything you'd want of a track of its ilk. The low-end percussion forms a solid foundation upon which sporadic synth lines break free to keep thing interesting. 'Frequency Toys' does much the same thing, but in a slightly more menacing fashion, while 'Concrete Itch' takes things back down a notch. The latter is the most pedestrian of these three tracks, but it enlivens things with a subtle, cutting analogue spurt that emerges from out of the gloom just when it is needed. There really isn't that much to wax poetic about here, but I can safely say that Highgrade is one of my favourite labels. It rarely disappoints, and this release is another textbook example of Highgrade's raw, funky electronic aesthetic. As such, it's difficult to imagine spinning without tracks like these.
  • Tracklist
      A Globetrotter B1 Frequency Toys B2 Concrete Itch
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