Underground Mental Resurrection vinyl

Sicilian hi tech soul merchant Toto Chiavetta returns to the esteemed Innervisions imprint. Recently quite the stalwart of the Berlin based label, Chiavetta turns in an impressive effort on his second LP, described by label co-founder Kristian Beyer as "one of the best records we ever put out. The future of house music comes with a unique sound!" It's hard to disagree with him; the sheer quality of this release is evident the moment you put it on. Opening cut "Hand Made" is the kind of darkly futuristic mood lighting that you could imagine label co-head Dixon playing in one of his epic sets. "Analogue Suite" or "Survival" respectively delve further into late night dancefloor drama on these druggy and tunnelling strobe-lit affairs. There is light at the end of that tunnel though, rest assured; particularly on the uplifting and afro inflected "Nothing Really Matters" (which is more familiar of his usual work) or the trippy, intergalactic techno-soul of "Definitions".

Francesco Chiocci