ALBUM Various – TREIBGUT S0nder K0mpilation

Sometimes a record takes you by surprise… and such was the case here. I'd downloaded this album, listened to a few tracks quickly, went "Yeah, that's cool", flagged it up for review… and then kinda forgot about it till a few days ago, when some random track came up in iTunes and I found myself bouncing around in my seat. The track in question was Jackers Together by Chris Gruber, just one of many top-drawer house gems to be found on this compilation put together by Derrick Montana and Kiatone, aka Filtertÿpen, showcasing the sound of TREIBGUT, their club night in Hannover, Germany.

Generally speaking the mood is deep and techy, with occasional forays into more upbeat, jackin' territory. Highlights include the aforesaid Jackers Together along with Daso's prog-tinged and slightly Garnier-esque Miu Miu, the 303 bassline ride that is Gorge's Frozen Memories, David Keno's Brothers & Sisters (with its "house is the way" vocal and walking bassline that's like a toned-down version of Loverush's Same Old Thing) and Filtertÿpen's funkified, hip-housey Side To Side. But picking highlights is, in a way, superfluous – this is just a fine compilation of house grooves that you most certainly don't want to sleep on as I nearly did!

Out: Now (but only since last week)

About: This comes on fledgling German label Yippiee, who can be found here, while if you want to know more about Filtertÿpen and TREIBGUT you can do so on Facebook.

Various/David Keno - Kindisch Steps II

I am quite possibly the most tired man in the entirety of Christendom tonight, so gonna keep this quite brief. But I will just tell you that if it's the slightly more serious/experimental/minimal end of tech-house you're into (as opposed to the silly bouncy end), then this new compilation from Kindisch should be right up your street.

It's mixed by David Keno, who's had several singles out on the Get Physical offshoot before, and he serves up 13 killer cuts from the likes of DJ T, Larsson, Gavin Herlihy and H.O.S.H, plus a host of lesser-known names. It's good… must admit if pushed I'm more of a silly bouncy kinda guy myself, but this IS still very good!

Out: Now-ish, best I can tell you I'm afraid...

About: As I said, and indeed as you should be aware anyway by now, Kindisch is an offshoot of the mighty Get Physical. Here's their website… and naturally they're on MySpace and Facebook as well.