Review: Since first appearing on vinyl 12 years ago, Tokyo-based Igaxx has periodically offered up EPs on the likes of Macadam Mambo, Angis Music and his own Ladybug imprint. Now he's brought his particular brand of house music to fast-rising French imprint Phonogramme for the first time. The Japanese producer begins by delivering a deep, dark, heady and off-kilter take on deep acid house ('Acid Calm'), before doffing a cap to the greats of 1990 Japanese deep house on the gorgeous and analogue-rich 'Time To Move'. 'Sub Space' pairs vintage drum machine beats and deep, dubby sub-bass with all manner of sweaty percussion fills and mind-mangling noises, while 'Altitude' is deep space house straight from the top shelf.
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