- Seems it's all about Hamburg on the latest from, um, Hamburg-based Liebe*Detail. Local boys Matthias Meyer and Stimming are front and back respectively on the latest 12-inch. Frankly, this is just the opposite of how it should be.
Meyer is by no means a bad producer. So far he seems to have limited himself to releases on Liebe*, and that he avoids sounding overmatched on such a consistently strong label speaks volumes. But for someone who produces so slickly, much of Meyer's output has oddly lacked character. 'Tout Va Bien' is no different. A percussive tech-house groove isn't the most surprising thing to be releasing in 2008, and a single word vocal repeating "house" doesn't sauce things up much. 'Tout Va' is playable and tracky, and though these adjectives can sometimes slander deadly good but unostentatious tracks, they here form code for something you might hear played plenty, but will forget quickly. Meyer is obviously talented, but he could do with putting a bit more of himself into his records.
Stimming has little problem with putting himself into his records, and 'The Anger' is true to form. It's a riveting, quasi-spooky techno number with, as you might expect from the Diynamic-affiliated artist, some surprising but devastating string chords. While 'The Anger' is very playable too, you'd know exactly who made it on hearing it out. That coupled with production that's just as impeccable as Meyer's makes this tune another kettle of fish entirely. It's clear that Stimming knows his voice, and 'The Anger' certainly leaves me very keen to hear what he's got to say next.
TracklistA Tout Va Bien
B The Anger