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Marlon 'MT001' (Midnight Theme)
Marlon Hoffstadt mints his new Midnight Themes imprint with a four-track EP of original material. With releases on Retrograde and DJ Haus’ Hot Haus, ‘MT001’ represents a chance for Hoffstadt to strike out on his own. While the EP effortlessly flicks between swirling cuts of house and shimmering ambient, the real electro meat comes in the form of the propulsive retro-futuristic acid of ‘The Power Of Now’ and the grating rhythms of ‘Chemical Romance’, the latter of which is all contorted percussion and golden-hued pad work. ‘Mutual Desire’ then rounds out the EP on a smooth, ethereal tip.
7/10
