The Hong Kong Micros - Time For A Change

The Hong Kong Micros deliver a nice and summery slice of house that would not be out of place on a Subliminal, or any other suitably Balearic mix. It opens with lots of blissful synth noises, climbing and swooshing over a good vocal hook. The simple and elegant three note bass and piano interlocking melody builds slowly into the mix from the background, pinning down the rhythm to a satisfyingly danceable big boom-tica-boom-tic of a mid section as it comes to the fore. It's certainly a slickly produced toe-tapper, and has all the breezy carefree qualities of the kind of track that gets heavy rotation during this time of year. With a big name DJ or two behind it, it could do very well. [Jack McFarlane]