RICO PUESTEL Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Feel-good minimal from Rico Friebe and Rico Puestel on faux-gold-foiled 12" vinyl, who lend their signature style a surprise French touch. Echoing timeless Thomas Bangalter, 'How You Feel (For Me)' is a detuned synth sweeping swathe of chord and offbeat hat, all centring on a hypnotic repetitious acknowledgement of how the listener feels. The B-side features said acapella, in all its standalone emotive glory. Sometimes it's hard to tell whether we're being told how to feel or whether we're being asked, but with a banger such as this one, we're not inclined to care about the difference!

Review: Rico Puestel is riding high after a standout album on Harthouse this year, and now he's dropping back in on his Exhibition label for a special single-sided issue of his track 'Make A Way (For Women)'. Presented as an urgent declaration protesting violence against women, it's part of Puestel's publicly announced final run of releases, and it presents his ideas in a trademark minimal style. Using finely edited slithers of female vocal alongside a crisp, detailed rhythm track, it's a sturdy club tool with a purpose.