First out of the blocks for this great new chapter is an EP from Ten Words, who hails from a family of musicians and also has formal skills on the piano. His early releases gained strong support from legends like Sanchez, with further releases coming on labels like Black Hole. DJs like Loco Dice, Paco Osuna and Claude von Stroke often reach for his tunes, and his last release climbed high into the Top 20 of the Beatport Techno Chart. "I make music with passion and without preconceptions of genre and style“ says the man himself, and he really proves that here.
Up first, Eighteen featuring Ghost Wars is a broody house track that is deep and seductive. Rubbery drums and icy hi hats all get cut through by big frazzled synths and there is plenty of spooky atmosphere in the grooves. Satellite is another standout track, this time going more direct and physical with driving drums and spanned synths whipping about up top. Epic and elegant it is followed by a 10WS remix of Eighteen that is rock solid and raw and de