stefan goldmann: anchors

Techno exists in a distorted field. Awake at night and asleep by day. Rough is beautiful, slick is rotten. With Macro, things are always a bit more wrong -- and a bit more beautiful -- than usual. Stefan Goldmann's "Fossil Water": Fender bass tones weave a pad, from the thumping bottom up to the silky top, congregating into intense moments of dancefloor bliss. On the B-side, the tense yet laid-back workout of "Nephelin" tip over into the sheer techno claustrophobia of "De-Gauss." Dark and warm like a case of Stockholm syndrome -- feeling cozy while the horror comes upon you.