Dan Curtin - Lifeblood

* Fifth artist album in Mobilee's ever-growing catalogue. It also happens to be his ninth album, and his first full-length inthree years, which we think is ample cause for celebration.* Beginning in the early '90s, Curtin established an inimitable brand of machine soul on releases for Strictly Rhythm,Peacefrog, Sublime and many others, and he hasn't slowed down since including three recent singles for Mobilee andher sister label Leena, not to mention Curtin's own acclaimed Metamorphic label, which continues to chart the deepestrecesses of electronic dance music.* A bona fide legend of Midwestern American techno, Curtin has never shied away from the album format, using themedium again and again as a vehicle for exploring ideas that don't fit conveniently on the space of a 12". Lifeblood is nodifferent. Refreshingly varied and remarkably cohesive, it's a welcome reminder of techno's expressive potential.* Despite its roots in classic sounds, this is no throwback. It's grounded in the here and now: drenched in funk,strengthened with silicon/analog alloys, and positively aglow with emotion. It spans 16 tracks: ten of them made withthe dance floor in mind, plus short ambient sketches and two unexpected slow- burners to remind us of techno's kinshipwith golden-era hip-hop. It's an album that's fine with being broken down and carted off in DJ bags, or spliced into amixtape for your special someoneóbut it also rewards sustained, concentrated listening as a whole.

TRACKLIST:

1 Free 2 Invisible Man In Drag 3 Mirrors Reflecting (Two Way Mix) 4 I See Light 5 Other (Lost In YouMix) 6 Two Tickets To Paris 7 Blood 8 Blast feat.Marcellis Wyatt 9 Schlafwagen feat. Habida 10 Hidden 11 PerfectAffair 12 Mr. Bean Do An E 13 You Get What You Need 14 Overlook 15 Can't Say No feat. Blacknile 16 Breath

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