DAVE ANDERSON — Downstairs Groove

The first full release in 15 years from Dave Anderson. One half of Otomi (lauded by Carl Craig, Recloose, Chateau Flight) and also responsible for the “Stronghold” EP on Ferox, “Downstairs Groove” sees Anderson bring his smelt of Detroit, Chicago and Glasgow right up to date with four diverse but cohesive tracks. Ranging from minimal claustrophobic house of “Downstairs Groove” to dissociated spacey techno of “Distant Signal” on the A-side, then the B-side with the striking, melancholic strident house of “Edge Damage”, then closing with the bouncing elastic bassline of “Square Dance”. 200 copies, hand-stamped and hand-numbered. “Very good EP – I’m mightily impressed. Really classy” – Russ Gabriel (Ferox, Soma) “Really cool – has that feeling of experimentation and groove that techno had in it’s best days” – John Tejada (Palette, Kompakt) “This is going to be a future classic” – Lee Holman (Ferox, Kawl, KSR)