patrice bäumel: speicher 89

A powerful addition to Patrice Bäumel's steadily growing Kompakt catalog, Speicher 89 is the third contribution to the series from the Dutch producer and former Trouw resident. Hitting dancefloors in the wake of Speicher 81 (2014) and Speicher 85, this offering delivers a duo of massive belters, headlined by cyber-calypso manifesto "Dum Dum" and backed with techno string showdown "Surge." Both tracks nourish some serious bass drops while showcasing an artist invested in carefully crafted melody and impeccable flow-- excellent material from a leading beatsmith and DJ who knows how to woo a crowd.