DJ ASSAM 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Typography & Drawing by Stefan Marx.

Review: Since making his debut in 2015, DJ Assam has yet to stray away from the comforting arms of the Lehult camp. This tasty 12" marks the producer's fourth outing on the lauded German imprint. Check first A-side "Shatterdome", which layers sweet, eyes-closed synthesizer motifs and bleeping electronics over a stomping, kick-drum heavy rhythm track, before turning your attention to the fluttering Motor City techno synth riffs, drifting vocal samples and bustling bottom end of intergalactic deep house number "Lola T70". Assam dives even deeper on EP closer "Say Hi To Everyone", where liquid electronics and head-in-the-clouds chords slowly rise above a chunky, bass-heavy groove.

Review: Our last piece of music in 2018 features contributions by DJ Assam (Lehult), His Master's Voice, Falke and Map.ache. 180g Vinyl w/ A1 Poster Artwork: Marc Schnubber

Review: Lehult's latest is a double A-side affair featuring a track each from label regulars Liem and DJ Assam. It's Liem who steps up to bat first, looping up dreamy, vaguely familiar samples (think glistening guitars and horizontal jazz-funk vibes) and underpinning them with tasty deep house drums on the warm and groovy "Suzy Wong CC". On the flip, DJ Assam goes deeper and woozier, offering up a smouldering chunk of saucer-eyed Balearic deep house bliss with added Moog solos and the kind of sickly-sweet female vocals that usually hit the spot when the sun's coming up. Both tracks are heavily reliant on elements from obscure old tunes, but make terrific use of their rather lovely source material.