ALBUM Nadja Lind – Brain Candy Remixed

Sometimes it's hard to know what to say.

Regular TIWWD readers will know I'm a big fan of that Klartraum/Lucidflow sound (Nadja being, for the uninitiated, one-half of the former and co-owner of the latter) so when I tell you that here, Ms Lind serves up a whopping 22 remixes of tracks from her outstanding solo album Brain Candy… and that those 22 remixes come from such highly respectable names as Hernan Cattaneo, Sasch BBC & Caspar, Helly Larson, Saytek and Deep Spelle… well then, you know I'm going to tell you that this album is a total must-buy, don't you?

So then I'm left wondering, "what else can I tell 'em?". I'm not going through all 22 tracks one-by-one saying "this one's a bit more dubby" or "this one has tougher kicks" because, y'know, there's 22 of them. So that only leaves me to point out that if you're already a fan of the Lind/Klartraum/Lucidflow style of deep, dubby, atmospheric techno then you'll have no cause to be upset by any of the rerubs here; yet at the same time, between them there's sufficient stylistic variation to keep the album interesting and to potentially attract a wider audience as well.

But then I would say that, wouldn't I, being a fan n' that? So to hell with it… just buy the damn thing. It's superb, frankly.

Out: This week

About: You can find Lucidflow here, here and here (website/Facebook/Soundcloud)

Mastercris – My Pleasure

Switzerland's Acryl Music doing what they do best here, with five mixes of this deep house gem from Mastercris.

The Andy Bach Remix is the most 'accessible' – it's got a little more drive than the rest and a sprinkling of disco dust to boot. Elsewhere on the EP though we're strictly in 'proper heads only' territory. George Horn & Andres Agurre's rub is warm, lazy and musical, Seraphine's rolls along nicely and has a slightly proggy feel, Jeff Fontaine & Deep Spelle's is sparse, dubby and garage-y and then Nadja Linda does her cavernous deep house/deep techno thing, with sterling results as ever.

It's between the latter two rubs for me as far as favourites go but with mixes to suit a range of deeper tastes, this is something of a must-check.

Out: This week

About: You can find Acryl Music on Facebook, on Soundcloud or at their own website.

Nadja Lind – Brain Candy Remixes Pt 1

Seeing as we seem to be on something of a 'deep and atmospheric' tip today, now seems like a good time to tell you about this latest release from Nadja Lind.

Ms Lind is, of course, one-half of Klartraum, who are also the team behind Lucidflow, and few labels do 'deep and atmospheric' like Lucidflow do! It's Nadja's uncompromisingly broody, moody originals – A Choice and The Preach – that do it best for me, by some way, but if you're looking more obviously dancefloor-oriented rubs then (Klartraum playmate and Lucidflow co-owner) Helmut Erbritsch and UGLH do the honours, in techno and tech-house fashion respectively, while my man Hernan Cattaneo teams up with Soundexile for a refix of Limbus that takes us into proggy territory.

Like I said though, it's the originals all the way for me here. Spark up, lean back and enjoy…

Out: This week

About: As well as the website above you can find Lucidflow on Soundcloud and Facebook.

Nadja Lind – Drifting Elements

Another one I'm loving loving loving here… it's quite good fun listening to all this house music and writing this blog sometimes y'know! I think I said recently how much I've been loving that big, dubby Klartraum/Lucidflow sound of late, and this solo offering from Ms Lind, who is of course one half of both, is no exception.

Five mixes to choose from, covering various shades of house and techno… and they're all pretty damn good, to be fair. But the Original and Dunck AKA Pawas's jittery, skittery 'deep techno meets future garage' mix are doing it best for me, I think, with a special mention also for Jeff Fontaine & Deep Spelle's dub house-y rub.

Out: This week

About: You can find Lucidflow at their website, floating on a cloud of sound and in a book of faces.