Hypercolour offshoot Hype Ltd reach release number seven and get a round of applause from the Juno office for reaching out to one of Chicago's most venerated vanguards of underground house music in Amir Alexander. His Hype Ltd debut Everybody's Beautiful EP follows noted outings on highly respected Atlantic hubs such as Hakim Murphy's Machining Dreams, Deep Vibes and Plan B and continues to display Alexander's finely crafted brand of body music that's in truth indebted as much to Detroit as it is Chicago. "Dazed & Amazed" sets the tone, greedily occupying the A Side to send out sumptuous swirls of smeared textures that intertwine with the rough and tough kicking groove as distant voices get lost deep in the mix, yet still retain their crucial rhythmic poise. On the flip "Everybody's Beautiful" proves to be as inviting and intoxicating, with relentless and precise drum programming swamped in ethereal harmonies that subtly increase in intensity as Alexander's own vocal musings usher forth. The accompanying 303 laden acid dub version of the same track only proves how adept an operator Alexander is. Big release!