awanto 3: pregnant/star butchers

Amsterdam's cult producer and DJ Steven van Hulle a.k.a. Awanto 3 likes his samples vibrant, his drums wobbly and his synths sweaty. The MPC wizard returns to Dekmantel delivering two new club cuts bursting with wonderful weirdness. "Pregnant" continuously builds around a vocal that keeps you locked in, while the beautifully constructed synth progressions show van Hulle's keen ear for melody. On the flip, Van Hulle serves-up a new fresh cut. "Star Butchers" is a jazzy deep house gem. The bonus Darling edit of the latter, is co-produced between van Hulle and the Darling, who is responsible for the keys.