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Galcher Lustwerk 'Dark Bliss' (White Material)
Galcher alerted press to his debut album just days before he uploaded it to Bandcamp – a characteristically low-key move from an artist who seems uncomfortable with the cult stardom he’s fostered ever since he released that production mix in 2013. Whether he likes it or not, an LP (eight tracks, in this case) from one of this decade’s best deep house producers is a big deal, and fans will be gagging for what he’s served up on ‘Dark Bliss’: steady cruisin’ kicks, delicious pads and smoky lyrics that tell of the different shades of romance found in long nights and bright mornings. It’s duskier and less optimistic (“I’ve got a red rose and I’m a throw it in the trash”) than previous productions, but classic Lustwerk all the same. Seb Wheeler
7/10
