Tom Stephan - Let's Go Chumbo

This two disc mix from Superchumbo's Tom Stephan ties together its themes well. CD 1 begins with Deep Mountain Group's Lose Control, with steady wood chucks pushed to the sides by the make-way-for-me squelch of bass and sultry "yeah"s. West London Deep feat. Aidita direct it into electro-house and the latin-tech of Frank Garcia's Into The Drum, with DJ Pierre's My Club dropped in for some bolshy attitude and fever building. Then the heat turns into a Frenzy (J5 Eaters) of underwater whips and submarine blips raising the temperature for Anton Fielding and Tiny Stix's Fever's Coming. Play it and just see whether you can resist bustin' out the moves. CD 2 takes it to industrial, euphoric, Balearic and destructive territory starting with tech house and plenty vocals thrown in. Stronger electro shines through on the DJ Delicious Mix of Marc Romboy vs Tommie Sunshine's Body Jack, bending into the high pitches of Ben Klock's Earthquake and the dirtier Nitzer Ebb's Control, I'm Here (Superchumbo Mix). The Germanic tinge is continued with Hell and Anthony Rother's German Bodymachine. Less vocalizations, solid rumbling percussion, and subtle digital bulges run like fine blue veins through the mix. This is ear pleasure on two discs. [Alex Burden]