basic soul unit: under the same sky

Stuart Li, better known as Basic Soul Unit, has been dropping quality records via a litany of highly respected imprints like Ostgut Ton, Crème Organization, Mule Electronic, and Versatile since the mid-2000s. Hypnotic and deep, but always funky, Li now brings his rugged house to the Dekmantel imprint for the very first time, serving up this finely crafted follow-up to his 2012 debut album. He delivers ten Detroit- and Chicago-inspired house tracks of the finest caliber, with his offset and grubby bruk drums a constant nod to the dancefloor while his melodies lean toward an unparalleled industrial-edged emotion. From the LFO-like synth-line and crunchy jack of "Fate in Hand" through the Levon Vincent-esque techno shuffle 'n' mutter of "Landlocked" and the Morphosis-gone-wild style of "Unwavered" the to the dark sub-bass welt of "The Rift Between" and the relentless floor-destroyer "Temptress," Under the Same Sky truly sets the bar high for raw yet extremely original house music.