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U Askin'?

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Mr. G

 
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The sound of a moon-stomping rave where the drugs have all been cut with cough syrup.

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    21st century techno doesn't often reference the raucous style, known as breakbeat hardcore, that underpinned acid house's glory days; hardcore was sloppy and chaotic, while contemporary techno puts a premium on restraint and control. But UK tech-house veteran Mr. G manages to have it both ways on this blinding single for Radio Slave's Rekids label. Rattling Latin percussion and a hardscrabble snare pattern combine to create a breakbeat-like pattern that sounds like a jungle record played at 33RPM. A sing-song vocal sample repeats "I'm dancing" like a euphoric mantra. Sirens flare, signifying imminent meltdown. But that slow-mo beat just keeps going, wrapping itself in cymbals and junkyard percussion as its magnetic coils heat up, serenading a moon-stomping rave where the drugs have all been cut with cough syrup.

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