Patrick Pulsinger took his time between the three instalments of Dogmatic Sequences: it was over a decade passed between parts two and three, but now all three parts have been collected together for a memorable techno release. The styles on display are diverse; from 303 melters like Babylon 17, 15, to the more laid-back, organic sounds of City Lights Pt2, with plenty more inbetween. These are tracks that have been in the better-stocked record collections for a while now - possibly even yours - but they still feel, and sound, fresh. Pulsinger sets the tone straight away with the newly-recorded Flashback intro to take us all the way back to the first time he sent a chill down our spines. There are bangers on here - take track two, Agom Drag for instance - but this is no straight party album, but the mixed bag approach lends an odd flow to the collection. The release will be popular with those folks reliving their rave years in the nineties, and with youngsters who want to get to know the legendary Pulsinger a bit better. It's certainly a more entertaining and accessible way to get into his material than some of his other projects, like the minimalist weirdness he and Erdom Tunakan produce as members of Cheap under their Abuse Industries banner. [James Blake]
Release Date: Late May.