It is more than just an empty phrase when the Berlin record label, Highgrade talks about the “Highgrade Family”. Long time DJs and producers with international reputations, and also exciting newcomers constitute a unique pool that the label draws upon for its innovative releases. Although this pool already includes a load of variety, Highgrade still likes to experiment with new artists, who are brought together on various artists EP’s in ever unexpected combinations. The seventh match in this ongoing season is no exception: On the Various Artists Vol VII can be found native Frenchman Slz, Highgrade resident Markus Homm, and the experienced team of Sandrino & Adryan back together on an EP. The musical makeover is paying off! In the thumping and hypnotic track “Bazinga“ from Slz, the Hip-Hop influence of the producer is hard to miss, while Markus Homm’s “Got To Make It“ allows him once again, to showcase his sense of finely balanced rhythms. The final showdown comes in the form of “Hitovi“ from Sandrino & Adryan. Leading the previous two tracks from a kind of funky corner, it crashes fourth from the speakers in a more minimalistic fashion, without losing the binding thread of this Various Artists Vol VII EP. This thread laces an impressive package of three tracks that fit perfectly into the Hihgrade cosmos: Imaginative, unexpected, and with the usual Highgrade quality. 

Slz

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