Tubes vinyl

Italy is most certainly an underrated nation when it comes to house and techno. All across the country, kids of all ages were going mad for the stuff when it first hit the peninsula back in the late 80s, and with it came a whole wave of producers who have never really gotten much credit. Until now, that is. The Experience, a short-lived project from Andrea Benedetti and Eugenio Vatta, released one EP back in a hazy, E-fuelled 1992 entitled Tubes. Flash Forward have repressed here, and its three tunes way ahead of the rest in every way. "Tubes" sounds like it could have been made this year, both in terms of stylistic execution, choice of sounds, and playful balance between house and techno - an unmissable tune! The live version is almost better, stretching out the groove across 7 minutes of charging, cerebral techno, and "Madcap" does no harm to extend this deep, organic strain of dance music, guided further into oblivion thanks to the help of a few hidden semi-breaks. Warmly recommended.

DJ 3000, Kid Who, Juno Recommends Techno, A-Future, Thread London, Hhatri