Lithuanian producer Linas Strockis is a new style of producer. Coming from way north of any super-developed dance scene, his debut album picks bits and pieces of dance floor sounds from all over Europe and mixes them together. This is the type of record you'd expect from Kompakt on their best days, not Planet Mu, a label not known for releasing dancefloor-ready material at all. Mu first released the "No Mo/Brenn" 12", and the A side made our list of the best songs of 2008. Thankfully, those two tracks re-appear here and bookend the album for non vinyl collectors, but they are quickly overshadowed by some of the material in the middle. "El Snig", which also appeared on last year's Plan Mu compilation, is a major highlight. It features Lithuanian vocals over a minimal techno beat which eventually is replaced by a disco beat and then enveloped at the end by dubstep level bass. Rut's voice carries the tune, and Strockis' manipulaton of it into the beat at times works perfectly. "Fluttery" dips into late 90s IDM style with surprising ease, and some sparse vocals before the beat kicks in. "Chika" goes in a different direction. What starts as a haunted dub vibe gives way to African drums before warped flutes move this track into tribal house territory and keep it there. Fantastic tune. This is music where you categorize it as house or techno or trance based on the minute of the song you're listening to. Along with The Field's new album, this is some of the finest experimental dance music released in a while.

Style: Techno, House

RIYL: The Field, John Tejada

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2009  Few Nolder  House  John Tejada  New Folder  Planet Mu  Techno  The Field  onecaseman 

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