Since 2009 or so, I’ve started each new year with a proclamation, “Techno and dance music is dead. It’s all boring as fuck now.” I typically ignore new releases and either stick to “the classics” or explore a new genre altogether. By the mid-point of each and every year, however, I’m back on the T-train, if you will. Fort Romeau, aka British producer Mike Greene, has been throwing down some very sleek house jams in 2k15. His latest LP, Insides, was very, very good (maybe even my fav album of the year so far?) and, not one to rest on his laurels, he’s back with a new single on Running Back. Fairlight makes extensive use of the titular synth, especially on the track “Saku,” which is streaming below. The thing I love about this dude is that his tunes are all about the slow building groove, and what he may lack in flashiness he more than makes up for in super tight tracks. This is some deep, unpretentious house that’s sure to please the purists and the novice listeners alike. Like a pale ale on a hot summer afternoon, this one goes down real smooth :)
• Fort Romeau: https://soundcloud.com/fortromeau
• Running Back: http://running-back-records.tumblr.com/
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