AMZS Vinilo y CD

Review: A dream team line up for this four way that heads off in various directions across detailed and trippy techno landscapes. Those who have been following these heads will understand what we mean- with the quartet all beginning to rise to prominence now and finally claiming the kind of respect they deserve. Saverio Celestri brings 'Ethereal', packed with direct cymbal work, lilting reversed organs creating leftfield-but-dancefloor business with plenty of usability. Midgar label manager Jacopo, toughest from the names here, takes us down an arpeggiated acid route, never quite unleashing but acting as precursor to whatever bangs come next. Otis' 'Axes of Continuity' has a simple three-four note melody mirrored by bumbling bass, and should sound ideal at anything with a free party vibe. Finally, Fede Lijt's 'Deflexion' goes deepest, twinkling chimes, submerged lows, plenty of snares.

Review: The first adventure from The Amazing Stories label is a deep house "whodunit" with four suspects. The first to be questioned by the Spanish imprint's dancefloor investigators is Riccardo, who answers with a swirling chunk of horror-flecked bleep-house. Severio Celestri makes a good case in his own defense via the ghostly chords, Motor City electronics and warm sub-bass of "As A Bat", while Flippo Benna delivers a watertight alibi in the shape of straight-to-tape broken house jam "Artic Jam"- a bass-heavy, electro-tinged number that's pleasingly bouncy. With Markus Sommer refusing to buckle under interrogation - the undulating, deep house funk of spacey shuffler "Run N Hid" is extremely convincing - The Shaver Mystery may go unsolved.