Bovill - Transfesa

It’s always a red letter day when a new Meanwhile release comes out and this is the long awaited second solo EP from the man like Bovill. Conceivably, for me anyway, his finest selection of tracks to date this comes a 4-tracker to savour from beginning to end. He has a style and flow that I really envy, I’ll admit, as he keeps it stripped back, fresh and authentically bumpy but without sounding anything other than utterly contemporary. From the first track with its lush chord stab progression and hypnotic 4/4s you know you’re in for some quality and sure enough, by the time you’re into the tight, funky organ stab-based second cut you can really sense the blend of the purest of house and techno vibes. From there it manages to get deeper and deeper culminating in the last track, my personal fave, which sounds exactly like it came straight out of the Motor City. Stupendous pads and chords flow around a deep, deep bass and some awesome percussion work - frisky, yet laid back and full of soul. This is pure gold from a producer who’s totally at home with this kind of machine funk music. Recommended without any hesitation and an east contender for my techno record of the year so far.

1. Bovill - Transfesa
2. Bovill - Qsg2
3. Bovill - Trescore
4. Bovill - Slinky