Phenix 3 vinyl

And so the Phenix trilogy of 12" releases from Scuba ends here with a final four track release and looking back over the series as a whole you think perhaps the Hotflush boss was using it as a platform to explore his next comprehensive move. The four tracks here work in a subtle narrative arc, commencing with the restrained minimalist sound design of "Silence" before Scuba eases up the tempo across the tracks that close the A Side and open the B Side. "Nineteen Eighty" is dub techno at it's most weightless, whilst "Plateau" may prove to be the most melodically enriching Scuba production in some time. The appropriately titled "Fade" brings the curtain down on Phenix in somewhat contemplative mood, leaving the question of where Paul Rose goes next...