KEVIN DE VRIES 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: It's been a while since Kevin De Vries last released some solo salvos, and two years since he dropped a couple of quietly impressive collaborations (one with IIlario Alicante, the other with Innellea). So was 'Dance With Me' worth the wait? It's certainly an ear-pleasing, attractive and club-ready proposition, with seductive female spoken word vocals, delicate lead lines and foreboding, angular electronic motifs dancing atop a throbbing, arpeggio-style bassline, trance-esque percussive builds and soft-touch techno drums. Remixer Kolch opts for a deeper, darker and even more pulsating vibe on the accompanying flip-side rework, adding big room riffs and spiralling, sci-fi style electronics.

Review: Tale Of Us's Afterlife label has been out in front when it comes to melodic techno for the last couple of years. It was the first to push the style heavily and continues to find the best new artists to help develop it. This new one-sided 12" brings tithe Kevin de Vries and breakout talent Mau P for an epic main room prog cut 'Metro' that its lit up with pixelated chords and spraying pads, icy drum fills and grandiose arrangements that place you at the centre, gazing on in awe at the scale of the techno that unfolds around you. It's effective, to say the least.