HOUSE vinyl

If you like rough warehouse jams dipped in acid tinged menace with spectral moog flourishes and a massive vocal hook repeatedly barking the phrase "House!" down the speakers at you then this new twelve from 4Lux boss Gerd and vocalist Elbee Bad ticks all the boxes. Originally recorded back in 1994, the 4Lux boss opens proceedings with a 2011 rerub that focuses squarely on the titular refrain amidst a multitude of slightly deranged rhythms, and there's even a moment that sounds like the nervous fidgets of a rodent being sampled. It sounds like it might have been recorded in one take as it's all far too loose to be planned and is pretty much great from start to fin. Equally impressive is the cast of remix talent that add that extra hint of wanton indulgence. Uncanny Valley pinup Jacob Korn opts to retain the entire vocal amidst a concrete thump upon which the Dresden don builds the track into an epic raw rave squelch. On the flip Finnish talent Arrtu moulds the track into a crunchy sounding bump centred on the sinewy analogue pulse whilst Neville Watson twists the source into an expansive yet primal sounding slab of dancefloor potency.