Cabaret Japan 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Le Loup makes a debut appearance on the mighty CABARET with some slickly executed rave-indebted workouts. Tightly clipped breakbeat roll, moody stabs and a wriggling acid line all make for party manna on "Real Talk" - certain to be a hit in all kinds of situations. "Digital Whisper" is more Detroit than UK, reveling in a shower of sumptuous synth lines tailored to maximum machine soul expression but with plenty of funk in the programming. "Acropoloup" brings the acid back and ramps up the boompty house vibes for another smart banger to work across the spectrum from minimal house nights to twisted acid sessions.

Review: Le Loup continues to offer up some of the fiercest tech house grooves, and after a two year gap he's back on Cabaret with more absolute heat for the dancefloor. 'Ascent' is a bouncy, 90s-flavoured cut with bashy 909 drums and spaced out synths, while 'Transit' takes a trancier direction like it's the early wave of the Frankfurt sound all over again. 'You (Just)' maintains the retro theme with rich leads and a sexy, throbbing bassline, and then 'Power Source' completes the set with a creepy, trippy finisher which leans heavily towards psy-trance.