Deetron - Collide

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  • Smooth Swiss operator Deetron has been spreading himself around of late, stepping away from his usual Music Man home to release records on Circus Company, Stilove4music and, in this case, Green. You can understand why: In each instance, Sam Geiser's productions have sounded remarkably different. For Circus Company he went a bit quirky, allowing Seth Troxler to take center stage. For Stilove4music, it was dusty deep house and disco in collaboration with Nick Chacona. Edwin Oosterwal and Joris Voorn's Green label sees Deetron get expansive, epic in the way that the duo seem to envision the imprint over its past few releases with Stimming, 360 and Quince. "Collide" fulfills this obligation with a rotating melody that tickles all of the melodic techno pleasure centers, rising and rising for four minutes before a hi-hat arrives to push the track toward the fist-pumping territory. Before that you're content with a kick, willing to see how long Geiser can extend the feeling. There are no such concerns on "Dark Matter." As its title might suggest, Deetron gets to the heads-down business early and stays there. The break is more than healthy—extending to about 30 seconds—but Geiser ensures that you don't get lost. It's prog for the 21st century, without all the bad stuff that might entail.
  • Tracklist
      A Collide B Dark Matter
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