HIROAKI IIZUKA レコード& CD

Review: Next up on Emannauel's ever reliable ARTS imprint is Japanese DJ/producer Hiroaki Iizuka with the Recall EP. Featured on this fierce four-tracker is the powerfully moving title track which recaptures the zeitgeist of late 90s techno's glory days, while the hypnotic loops of 'Mystique', also on the first side, entrance you by way of its tumbling and broken beat and vocal chants in the vein of classic Oliver Ho. Over on the flip, 'Kura' goes for more of a Motor City hi-tech funk vibe, followed by one more peak-time style workout in the form of 'Behind The Frame'.