Placid

Man of the moment Lorenz Brunner is back, this time partaking in some wild experiments with acid, on behalf of California's Acid Test imprint, no less. We all know of his signature sound by now; dark and melodic journey tracks. His interpretation of said style, focusing mainly around the little silver Roland box yields some tremendous results here, adhering to the label M.O. in fine form after some serious efforts by Donato Dozzy and Tin Man. Beginning with the ultra-deep and reductionist "Compel" which is reminiscent of early Plastikman, he then launches into the funky R&B tempo of "Pass Up" and the sombre and emotional tones of "Undulate" which gets the first four to the floor beat going. Life & Death label mates Tale Of Us join Brunner on the stunningly soulful "Sequenze" while "Subdue" presents his darkest side on the album. Later on "Ley" gets a peak time level stomp on, in fine acidic style. While Brunner has most definitely found his stride, leading to current mass appeal, he certainly proves he still has underground credentials on this fine effort.