Mute - Direct Cuts (Redux) (re-edited by Gerd Janson) [Running Back]

Reissue of a Running Back classic. Originally released in 2003 as the label's second outing, it remains a standout release in the catalogue. Now, carefully rescued from the original DAT tapes, re-edited by Gerd Janson and remastered by Lopazz, it's available again in a clear and present representation of its original intent.

Conceived by the rather elusive Mute, the Direct Cuts are a masterclass in deep, heartfelt and understated house. Influenced in equal parts by the still towering Prescription Underground and the New York uniqueness that was a young Bobby Konders, Mute managed to carve out a sound of his own. Marked by live arrangements, bedroom studio aesthetic, a love for dub music and a tempo closer to boogie than to techno, it has lost none of its charm. A proposition that most probably lead to Leon Vynehall picking the hypnotic "Never" for his Fabric mix. Together with Ocha, Direct Cut and Bensono, Mute proves that iteration doesn't necessarily pair up with deadly monotony.