substance: rise & shine

Peter Kuschnereit, aka Substance or DJ Pete, has long been known to heads as an essential figure in Berlin dance music. "Rise And Shine" sees Kuschnereit fusing his deep, industrial aesthetic as Substance with the resonant bass-heavy leanings of DJ Pete -- the title track's off-kilter metallic riddims and multiple, interlaced SH-101 and Prophet 5 melodies. Potential set-closer "Countdown" blasts off with relentlessly rattling, scraping breaks, hissing German vox, and big chords. The compact explorations of "Bird Cave" and "Distance" offer a more atmospheric take on bass and rhythm. "Cruising" re-explores the uncanny, Berlin deep techno cosmos Kuschnereit has helped define.