With our appetites whetted nicely by the 12" series, Mikkel Metal presents the full length version of 'Peaks and troughs' featuring some strong performances from his vocal spar and muse Paul St Hilaire. The teflon coated dub of 'Jeman' initiates proceedings with Paul St Hilaire providing an intimate accompaniement. 'Bodium' shifts up half a gear with a solid sub driven dub house groove hinging on dubstepped snares before 'Newson five' introduces rougher textures balanced by some lush spherical scaping. Recent single 'Frico' slips the set into a wicked M5 alike groove and the shocking spacial awareness of 'Stephan' will provide some real production treats for the keener listeners. The cracked emotion of St Hilaire's delivery on 'Visions of Life' benefits from some crafty harmonic manipulations making for a superiorly sinister and killer composition, and it would be safe to say the best is saved for last with 'Get Over' bleeding naturally into 'Peaks and troughs' to deposit us at the end with a comforting dub house bump. This is probably one of the most highly developed and thoroughly engaging dub tech albums we've heard in a long time, and the vocals from Paul St. Hilaire really lend this a gravitas all of it's own. Highly Recommended!
Tracklisting:
Tracklist
01. Jeman (feat. Paul St. Hilaire)
02. Bodium
03. Newson Five
04. Frico
05. Never Run Away (feat. Paul St. Hilaire)
06. Stephan
07. Who-Man
08. Visions of Life (feat. Paul. St. Hilaire)
09. Lumever
10. Get Over (feat. Paul St. Hilaire)
11. Peaks and Troughs
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