Review: Four classy tracks aimed squarely at more musically-minded dancefloors that still like to keep things tough enough to guarantee sweat. Definitely not techno, certainly not house, labels like tech are also pretty reductive, with this Coqueto Spain EP touching on a number of influences to make something that's now in the best possible way. Broken electro, progressive, acid and deep groove all come to mind.
Opening on 'Contranota', old school vibes abound - or at least mid-1990s - with plenty of subtle trance tips underscoring melodies born for dark rooms at who knows what time. 'Meteoro' lifts the tempo significantly, weird hook lines descending into the depths of the soundsystem, marching percussion stomping away while 303-esque warbles fly above, to the side, and then below. Capped with punchy and pared back chugger 'RFN4', and the forward drive and atmospheric strings of 'Techno & Bass', it's a strong pack.
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