Floorshow (Part II) vinyl

Hot on the heels of Surgeon's recent smash on Counterbalance, "Floorshow Part 1", we have the second instalment...called, not surprisingly, "Floorshow Part 2". Another blinder this one, and again pushing his sound into new territories. Across the four tracks on this 12" we are presented with an eclectic but ultimately coherent selection of styles. A1 perhaps hints strongest at his recent fascination with grime and dubstep styles (which anyone who has seen him DJ recently will have witnessed), utilising as it does a sub-lo style digi-bass set against a classic Surgeon groove. The urgency is picked up on A2 which is a solid jack track, Chicago style, complete with razor-sharp edits. On the flip is a heavy DJ Skull-style shuffler, but the real surprise is saved for the closing track which combines bleeping melodies a la LFO with moody strings and crunchy filtering to create a classic middle of the night moment...Four cuts of techno perfection from an artist that refuses to settle for anything less than the best and who is constantly refining his style and incorporating new influences, rather than jumping on the latest 'cool' sound...

Gunnar Haslam