Mattias El Mansouri - Sense Data [Phonica]

Format: 12" in a stamped sleeve.
CAT: PHONICA044

Following well-received releases on Aniara Recordings and Nous’klaer Audio, Stockholm-based producer Mattias El Mansouri debuts on Phonica’s in-house label. The main draw — at least for those seeking peak-time material — is the lead track ‘Sense Data’, a reinterpretation of mid-90s New York garage-house, where spacey chords, infectious organ lines, and deep-as-the-ocean textures cluster around a tight tech-house bassline and Masters At Work-style drums.

The producer's penchant for nostalgic organ sounds is also evident in ‘Cielo Vacio’, a dreamier and more colorful piece, while Ozo Hallon’s dub rework of ‘Sense Data’ transforms the track into a robust fusion of West Coast deep house dub and hazy dub techno.