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Label: Culprit
Released: 17th December 2012
Distribution: Above Board
Cat no: CP031

‘Blackbox’ is an on-point example of what makes the EP such a great fit for the LA-based label’s oeuvre, it’s guitar driven bit of psychedelia a counterpoint to jozif’s Culprit work, its electronic plaintiveness in line with M A N I K’s recent EP.

Adriatique - Blackbox (Original Mix) - Culprit

Label: Culprit
Released: 17th December 2012
Distribution: Above Board
Cat no: CP031

‘Need it Now’ is the early evening counterpart, with another killer bassline and just enough propulsion to get any discerning party started.

Adriatique - Need It Now (Original Mix) - Culprit

HNQO - We Do It - feat. BR- kolombo rmx - Playperview

With ‘Can You Handle It’, we welcome back Ryan Dupree on Stil vor Talent after a longer hiatus. The result was definitely worth the wait though, as Ryan presents two catchy deep house weapons that can easily hold their own next to the genre’s big success stories of the past months. As a bonus, Ryan’s SVT100 compilation track can be found, alongside a convincing Teenage Mutants remix. While ‘Joy’ offers itself as an uplifting slice of house thanks to rolling percussion, chopped diva vocals and an elastic bass line, ‘Take Me Higher’ aims for the peak-time. Here, menacing acid sounds meet wild claps and a thunderstorm of synths. The title-track ‘Can You Handle It’ then focuses on a low-slung, driving bass line and pitched-down spoken word. Lastly, Teenage Mutants reduces the original’s elements to the essential to create a slow and spacious groover. You can literally smell the club’s sweat.   

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Chris S Prado