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Kirk Degiorgio was one of the UK's leading lights of techno in the early nineties, when he released classic after classic on labels like his own classic A.r.t.-imprint, Carl Craig's early Planet E and the English B12 label, one of the cradles of what later on was to be -rather horribly- labelled 'intelligent techno'. Later on in the decade his jazz and rare beat roots dragged him into downbeat, funky electro, jazz and other experimental territories. To be quite frank: we nearly lost sight of him. But a few months ago Degiorgio's techno-guise re-emerged from a nasty Detroit fog on Planet E's Geology compilation with a thumping acid remix for Common Factor. And he seems to have reacquired that good ol' techno taste, 'cause he just delivered an absolute masterpiece for the young but exciting New Religion imprint. On the very melodic title track the experimental ground layers are restrained and in part replaced by spiky and acidic rhythms underscored with jazzy keys and subtle Curtinesque space waves, allying him to the dreamy soundscapes of Jori Hulkkonen and the rest of the Nordic wave. On the flip supremo Carl Craig has no trouble showing off his -lately too often hidden- superior techno-talents with a blasting remix that does all the right things with aid of the typical well-timed string attacks and the man's nearly godly mastery of the minimalized rhythm. Back to mister Degiorgio then for 'Unruly', a more complex and up-tempo affair that's next of kin to the trancy techno soul of the Red Planet series but also reveals his immense influence on nowadays' tech-house movement. As all three of the tracks will amply testify, the dancefloor dogs is never kept on the leach here. We just adore a pioneer coming back in from the cold, but with this 12" Kirk Degiorgio has just made, if not the record, then surely the comeback of 2001. Bravissimo!
http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/kirk-degiorgio/nairobi/1164/
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