PAULI 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: 'Colorizing' is the second release from Pauli, a mysterious producer who delivers three tracks of minimal house with a twist that comes courtesy of Shoyu - a vinyl-only label focusing on quality over quantity. The A-side features 'Dirty H', a bouncy track with a funky guitar riff and a vocal hook. The B-side contains the mesmerising title track with a melodic synth line and a distorted voice, and 'Methdog Story' - a dark track with a spooky atmosphere and a hypnotising spoken word sample. The EP is a fresh and original take on minimal house, with a touch of humour and creativity.

Review: Following low-key (but undeniably impressive) outings on Synkronized and Aissa Records, Pauli inaugurates a new label, Shoyu, via a confident and ear-pleasing three-tracker. The headline attraction is undoubtedly A-side 'Driftberry', a chunky tech-house workout in which spacey pads, undulating lead lines and sparkling electronic motifs ride an addictive bassline and groovy, rolling beats. Over on side B, Pauli first breaks up the beats, reaches for attractive riffs and warms the ears via the broken house brilliance of 'Feel A (Pauli Slow House Edit)', before brilliantly blending deep house and breakbeat house on the simultaneously squelchy and dreamy 'Reflections'.