DJ SOTOFETT 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: This latest 7" from Sex Tags Mania offshoot Amfibia is something of a family affair. It was conceived and produced to celebrate the Fett brothers' recent tour of Japan, and contains a track each from the Norwegian eccentrics. As usual, it's hard to pin down exactly what they're up to - they do have a tendency to gleefully switch between styles at will - but both tracks are superb. DJ Fett Burger's A-side contribution puts oven-warm deep house motifs and laidback jazz breaks through a dub filter, resulting in something hazy, tropical and seriously saucer-eyed. In contrast, Sotofett's flipside excursion sticks closer to the dub script, effortlessly fusing an off-kilter, bass-heavy rhythm and ricocheting percussion hits with crystalline synthesizer melodies.

Review: DJ Sotofett's Wania imprint closes a wild and entertaining 2017 off with a pair of masterful EPs, both of them showcasing the Norwegian's genre-crossing tastes and outlook. First up is this steely 10", spear-headed by newcomer Salik, out of London Town. Up until now, the imprint has predominantly focussed on the US styles of dance music, a rough and ever-quirky blend of house and techno, but Salik's "Inna Brixton" verges on much more UK-centric territories with its near six minute spew of moody energy, clicking and bouncing steadily to the sound of deep, treacherous sub bass. The flipside features DJ SO-PHAT himself, coming through with a beatless away of acid-tinged melodies that blend into a tight little rhythm, before dissipating into a loose pool of drones and bass - Sotofett at his most outlandish. An essential buy.