12"

Genre: TECHNO - TECHNO ACID

label: Drumcode   Cat.No: DC337

Following the success of the first volume of the DC4 compilation just launched this summer, Volume 2 arrives with four headline singles from the label’s extended family of artists, alongside a host of label debutants. Heerhorst & PETER PAHN return to the fold after their contribution to ‘Dark Clouds’ with Teenage Mutants, a former Beatport #1 and 2023 highlight for the label. Continuing the celestial themes, ‘Crystal Sky’ feels like part two to ‘Dark Sky’, a lively electronic-tinged cut driven by dreamy melodic lines and sung vocals that carries plenty of peak-time energy. Italian powerhouse Mind Against debut on Drumcode in collaboration with Tharat, ‘Cloud’ is one of the most interesting releases we’ve heard on the imprint in recent times, featuring a dizzying barrage of stuttering and distorted sounds, while maintaining a rolling,
intoxicating groove. Emerging German artist Kos:mo coins his first DC release with ‘Samsara’, a fierce acid techno track that takes on a life of its own in the second verse, suitable for both a film soundtrack and a dancefloor such is its dramatic arc. OZBEK and Zafer Atabey are mainstays of the Turkish techno & tech house scene, ‘My Culture’ is steeped in attitude, a gritty slice of dancefloor grit, with one foot in house, techno & electro, driven by a rapped vocal line.[info sheet from distr.]