Patrice Bäumel - Speicher 85 [Kompakt]

For SPEICHER 85, Amsterdam's floor charmer and master producer PATRICE BÄUMEL delivers two powerful techno tracks that will become the weapon of choice for any discerning DJ in search of momentum.

A tireless sonic adventurer both in the studio and in the club trenches, Patrice knows his peak-time moment by heart, having developed a profound understanding of the fluctuations of the crowd before him. You can hear that immediately with the A-side track, "LOWRIDER", a minimalist groover that bangs with maximum impact, desperately freeing sticky dancefloors with a surge of adrenaline-fueled percussion and the occasional synth roar. The B-side, "THE VANISHING", comes across as an equally hypnotic affair, albeit with a different focus: this time we find a true monster of melodic headbanging whose epic vocal breakdown will leave no roof unraised and no hand unlifted. With records like these, we have no concerns about the pure animalistic power of techno.