DDS France レコード& CD

Review: Lisbon-based Frenchman has been one of house music's pin up boys over the last decade. Both solo but also as part of Apollonia, he has toured the world non stop, bringing more tasteful sounds to the masses than you might expect from a DJ of his reputation. He's been busy in the studio cooking up some rare treats for the third release from DDS. "Cosmoscats" is glitchy, twitchy, minimal styled and throwback tech house from the golden era of Terry Francis et al, while "Life In Thundera" is a more direct and tripped out late night house groove.

Review: It's been a minute since we last heard from Dyed Soundorom but now the Parisian minimal tech house mainstay is back with a new two-tracker. It's a swift reminder of why he's spent so long at the top of the game both solo and in Apollonia, full of the subtle charm and mystique found in the best of the genre. 'Trantrax' slips into a seriously reduced hypnosis, threading minuscule flecks of melody into a mix defined by the creepy three note bassline. On the flip, 'Conxandinote' keeps things reliably creepy with hints of icy pad and another b-line that roundly defines the overall atmosphere of the track in chilling, captivating style.