- While the plug has been pulled on Clone, it doesn't appear that the Dutch operation has any plans to close its Cx offshoot. In fact, its latest release by Paul Du Lac (along with the previous EP from Alton Miller) suggests that it is undergoing a stylistic reassessment. Gone are the industrial breaks of DPX and The Hasbeens' new school Italo, replaced by house grooves and a straighter dance floor approach. Of course, given that it's Clone, this is hardly Johnny D-style house muzak. Du Lac's "Kira" uses the same kind of ominous electro synths and crisp claps that Clone specialises in, only this time they're deployed over rumbling drums and straight kicks rather than shuffling 808s.
"Bingo" also features the unmistakable mysterious synths, but this time Du Lac goes even farther, making dense bongos the rhythmic focal point—and ending up with an underground electro take on deep house. Limited to a ridiculously small vinyl run of 125 copies—which are already beginning to change hands for large sums on Discogs—my only quibble is that it may prove difficult for Clone's vinyl-only diehards to hear and play "Kira."