Alpha & Omega vinyl

FXHE bloodline member Big Strick continues to excel on his own 7 Days Ent. label, dropping his first 12" of 2012 which has a nice community feel to proceedings. Alpha & Omega introduces us to Generation Next, a rising 16 year old talent from the streets of Detroit who contributes alongside Mr Strickland to all three tracks here. Stylistically, the three tracks here seem equally indebted to Juan Atkins pure techno endeavours as Infiniti and the sub aqueous grooves of Drexciya, not least the restrained title track which shimmers from the murky depths into a finely crafted liquid groove imbued with bubbling elatory Utopian textures. On the flip "Origin" ripples with pressure, its rhythmic elements grappling for your attention as the space between them decreases with Strick and Gen Next expertly layering texture upon texture. A masterful 12" shaped exercise in modern day Detroit sounds is completed with the devious electrofied snap of "Bloodline".

Owen Jay, Ernie (Minuendo Recordings), Mental Vibe Construction, Scott Fraser, Alex Font, Per Bojsen-Moller, Isaac Basker, Marcelo Tavares(Deep Space Podcast), Jay Simon (Must Have Records), Juno Recommends Deep House, Free Magic, KevinTsuba, Richard Zepezauer (RZ-1), Bovill, Joe Drive, Tom Dicicco, East Soul Person, James Priestley