Floating Points caused quite a stir earlier this year with his remix of Real 2 Reel's "Love Me Like This". The tune was a classic house tune in the vein of the best Alan Braxe tracks. Now he's signed onto the Planet Mu roster taking instrumental hip-hop experiments akin to Flying Lotus and others and perfectly melding them into a house and techno framework. This is Planet Mu's second dance-oriented release this year (after the wonderful Few Nolder album), and it's a curious direction for what's traditionally been an IDM and experimental label. That's not to say that this 12" isn't experimental because it very much so is, but these are the first records from Planet Mu a DJ outside of a dubstep or jungle setting would ever consider dropping. Whatever's made Mike Paradinas step onto the dancefloor with his label, he's done it with a solid ear. The A side "J & W Beat" is a nice mix of competing sounds and styles that jostles along for a good six minutes and gets your shoulders moving and the synapses in your head bouncing. But the B side "K & G Beat" takes things to a new level with an immense intro and a Burial meets the Field type of sound (yes, that's as cool as it sounds) that should make anyone appreciative of this type of music turn their head. A stunning 12". I hope more is soon to follow.

Style: House, Techno

RIYL: The Field, Few Nolder

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2009  Few Nolder  Floating Points  House  J W Beat  Planet Mu  Techno  The Field  onecaseman 

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