Spanish Is Beautiful vinyl

London label History Clock have always operated well beyond the confines of genre pigeon holing - quite happily releasing main room sing-alongs from It's A Fine Line as they are disco nuggets from Psychemagik or throbbing techno pulsers and EBM makeovers of Frankie Goes To Hollywood from Hardway Bros. All this is quite untreatable when you factor in the label is overseen by Nathan Gregory Wilkins and Capracara, two DJs and producers whose musical tastes are in constant flux. That much is evidenced by the fact their latest twelve - and first in almost a year - features the talents of Argentinean duo DJs Pareja. Close followers of Comeme will know the duo from their 2009 split EP with label boss Matias Aguayo and this is a mighty if belated follow-up! "Psycho Rhythm" is singularly unique mid tempo house, splaying off kilter syncopation and deep set bass with heaving melodic hits and quite unnerving lyrics, whilst "Pampa Moon" perfectly captures the tropical rhythms of South America with the gritty drum patterns of London. On the flip "Spanish Is Beautiful" is a gloopy, astral warehouse bumper - all loose, shimmering keys and crashing drum rolls over the heady acid throb. It's given a glistening 4am rerub by Huntleys & Palmers' Alejandro Paz that could feasibly have emerged during the early days of Balearic.

Maciek Sienkiewicz