Michael Jansons & Rebel - BUILT BY ROBOTS - Lower East / LOW032

Michael Jansons and REbEL reveal their mechanical hearts with their Built By Robots EP, which has its sights aimed firmly at the future. Jansons has already made his mark on Lower East with two already cult slices of modern day house, the anthemic I Know Youre Feeling Ok and the more recent club hit Addiction.

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Meanwhile our protege REbEL has been going from strength to strength since his debut on the label with the Hearing Voices EP. He's made the move to London, from his native Leicester, and set up his own imprint Tough Luck. With 'Built by Robots' the twosome combine their talents to create a dub-tinged, technoid affair with flecks of acid, Detroit techno and plenty of soul and funk.

Lead track 'Changin'' is an emotive slice of warm, groovy house with a dub techno heartbeat. The razor sharp percussion cuts through a glowing chorus of pads and a bubbling bassline that dominates the bottom end.

As the track evolves a few subtle elements creep in, adding depth and texture - hints of a vocal tease in and out of the background before it unfurls fully, giving the track its soulful element.

Before we know it a breakdown gives us a short, euphoric breather and the track continues to play on.

This track comes in both vocal (digital only) and trimmed down dub (vinyl only) versions.

'Hier' is a far naughtier outing for the duo, oozing sleaze. A sensual overtone prevails throughout with a hushed female vocal working off the pulsating b-line. Again, the percussive elements are razor sharp and provide the track's driving force, wait for the breakdowns - epic is putting it lightly. Finally 'Tronme' takes us into the acid zone with its squelching 303 stabs and an earth-shattering build-up.

The track opens up with just a beat, as it grows and mutates that acid line begins to make its presence felt, the tension builds and builds until we finally get that oh-so-satisfying and familiar bleep. Aciiiieeeeed!

DJ Support:

Loco Dice

Sasha

Ame

Richie Hawtin

Stacy Pullen

Pirupa

Dubfire

Laura Jones

Tensnake