Electro House Recommendations July 2014

Review: It's been three years since the release of the last Gus Gus album, the decidedly retro-futurist set Arabian Horse. There's a similar "back to the future" feel about Mexico, the Icelandic combo's eighth studio album. So, while their style is rooted in hazy synth-pop, string-laden downtempo grooves and shuffling electronics - all topped, of course, by Daniel Agust's evocative vocals - there are distinctive nods towards late nineties progressive house, "Dark & Long"-era Underworld and the melodic "techno-pop" of fellow Kompakt artist Justus Kohncke. For those of a certain age, it feels like a blast from the past; for the younger generation, it's simily and smart and sassy set of well-produced deep dance-pop.