LEO POL レコード& CD

Review: Moscow label BodyParts Records has become a byword for quality minimal fare since its emergence a few years back and this latest offering is their most comprehensive yet. V3 pairs up six producers across two slabs of vinyl and will probably become one of those double packs that doesn't leave your box. The future tribalism of Nu Zau's "Noise" stands out here, as does the bristling abstract grooves of Anrilov & Bvoice collaboration "Budet". The chiming beauty and simple beats of "Rose Bleue" by Clovis might just be our favourite contribution here however.

Review: French artist Leo Pol is making some serious moves this year already. On top of a great 12" he now offers up this double 12", Be Mine, on Iile. It finds the Parisian step outside his usual milieu - which is loosely deep house - and explores some lush percussive and melodic material right from the off. There is also plenty of futuristic electronic rhythm in cuts like 'Track " (feat Bambounou) and icy electro that has you gazing into the cosmos on 'An Other One For Me'. The title track meanwhile is a hyper-speed jungle workout with smart vocal deployment that really tugs at the heart.

Review: Fresh from the success of two top notch EPs on iile, Leo Pol unveils his most ambitious release to date. All I Got In Me is something of a beast, with seven tracks stretched across two slabs of wax. It's a rather pleasingly varied affair, all told, with the experienced producer flitting between Detroit style techno futurism ("BH2"), warm, chunky and occasionally tough deep house ("All I Got In Me", "Live Concrete"), spacey beatbox electro ("Live Love") and the kind of tech-house cuts that look to both the Motor City and Chicago for inspiration. As a bonus, he's also included a collaborative cut under the St Ouen Connection moniker, the deep and hazy, techno-tempo positivity of "Masile".

Review: Bass Culture Records latest missive comes from Leo Pol, a producer arguably best known for blurring the boundaries between deep house and tech-house. The St Ouen Connexion member is at the top of his game throughout, starting with the pumping jazziness of "Caliente", where fluid electric piano lines and angular electronic pulses gleefully ride a stomping analogue beat. He impressively changes tack via the mind-altering two-step garage roller "FNC Burning", before opening the flipside with the attractive '80s Chicago deep house revivalism of "Dark Outside". To round things off, Leo Pol slams down a weighty slab of atmospheric techno bounciness rich in hissing hi-hats, slamming kickdrums and clandestine melodies ("Techeyes No!").