Cologne's Daso Franke and Pawas Gupta burst onto the scene as a duo with 2007's Night Express EP winning fans as diverse as Dubfire, Umek, Simon Baker and Jimpster. As a solo artist, Daso is known for his work on My Best Friend and Conaisseur and made his Spectral Debut in 2007 with the hypnotic "Meine Idee EP". Pawas's releases for Squonk, Playtex and Flash Recordings have made him a name to watch.
Slowly moving and turning, Det is the sonic equivalent to watchinng the ocean. Great changes are constantly occuring, but the overall result is of a certain peace.
The title track is a subtle and graceful classic, marrying the most elegant points of house and techno into a sublime whole. It stands apart in its spare, clean architecture, unfolding to the listener with ease. On the flip, the propulsive 'Brazil To Detroit' lives up to its name. Like an imaginary route from South America to America's #1 shrinking city, it is a work of both grit and beauty. Schatrax, is a mythic name whose reputation with hits like 'Misspent Years' precedes him.
His modernized house sound is the perfect accompaniment to the original, like a depth charge of bass to the ocean floor, sending jubilant chords like iridescent creatures emerging from the shadows.

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