michael mayer & reinhard voigt: time is running

Kompakt luminaries Michael Mayer and Reinhard Voigt join forces and continue a conversation that, since the days of Cologne's legendary techno supergroup Forever Sweet, has delivered such iconic moments as "Pride Is Weaker Than Love" and "Supertiel" (Speicher 2 (KOM EX002EP)), "Unter Null" (Speicher 7 (KOM EX007EP)), and "Sky Dumont" (Speicher 28). Here, they present their own solo work: the straightforward thump of Mayer's hearty techno romp "The Stickler" comes with sizzling percussion, siren-like synth stabs, and throaty bass; "The Buddy" is a rock-solid floor jam from Voigt, enforcing the producer's madcap hypnotism with paranoid synth squelches and tenacious beats.