patrice baumel: speicher 81

For Speicher 81, Amsterdam-based DJ and producer Patrice Bäumel presents two adventurous minimal epics with decidedly mind-bending propensities. "Mile High Gang" serves as a perfect example for his credo, underpinning its vibrant synth sequences with a meticulously-crafted and intensely propelling beat. The true mind-bender, however, arrives with the flipside's aptly-named "Vertigo," a deceptively simple, yet unstoppable son-of-a-pitch-shifter, cutting its way through spiraling serpentines in dizzying heights. Patrice Bäumel commutes between electronic factions with ease: he caters to a purist crowd as well as those in dire need of sonic surprises, giving both daydreamers and nighthawks something to rock out about.