Mezon EP vinyl

The Hungarian imprint run by Norbert Dunai (aka Pola) in conjunction with Italian scene stalwarts Verrina & Ventura now plays host to one of the most exciting names in the French underground: Traumer. Real name Romain Reynaud, the Parisian producer and DJ may indeed sound familiar: he is more widely known under the alias Roman Poncet - a frequent collaborator with the legendary DJ Deep (as Sergie Rezza) and affiliated with his Deeply Rooted label, in addition to tastemakers Tresor and Figure. As Traumer, Reynaud pursues not so much steely and austere techno, rather his first love: minimal house - as heard on his own GETRAUM label, REKIDS and Lazare Hoche Records. Funky latin polyrhythms are a signature of his work, employed to impressive effect as always, like on the sweltering opener Bau Match" while the hypnotic, heads down groove of "Lotus" is more suited to the afterhours - but sure as hell brings the funk! On the flip, we have some energised and soulful techno that's more familiar of his work with DJ Deep on the title track, a rather Detroit influenced affair.

DJ Mau Mau, Javier Carballo