Some six months on from the release of an undeniably brilliant EP on Frustrated Funk, Samuel Van Dijk slips on his VC-118A guise for a first outing on Delsin. Opener "Vaxna" showcases his well-established dancefloor electro credentials, with the producer wrapping ghostly chords and foreboding noises around a decidedly Drexciya-style groove. Van Dijk goes deeper on the poignant, dreamy and melancholic electro shuffle of "Sepia", before opening side B with the intergalactic wooziness of "25H", where ethereal vocal samples and yearning chords drift across a deep space electro rhythm. Arguably best of all, though, is melodious and life-affirming closing cut "Versicolor", whose effortless beauty and emotive feel is matched only by the punchiness of the producer's beats and bass.

Mark Forshaw, Ali Renault, NEI A.k.a. Cosmic Monkey