DINO SABATINI Vinyl & CDs

Review: Dino Sabatini returns to his own Outis Music label with another mesmerising selection of deep electronic sounds that seem to take plenty of influences from dub, downtempo, ambient and trip hop. The open has a creeping melodic sequence that is forever subtly shifting and brings a sense of eeriness to the smooth and unhurried dub rhythms below. 'Inenarrabilis' is then a double quick flurry of tiny synth loops and trippy effects then 'Plena Lunae' allows you to breathe once more and sink into a vast dub soundscape. 'Ego Experior' shuts down with some paranoid baselines bubbling up through a slowly churning groove. Some quality work here for sure.

Review: From the moment that opening track "Foreword" shuffles in on a wave of picturesque synths and humid textures, it's clear that Dino Sabitini's second full-length, Omonimo, is going to be a positive affair. While rooted in techno, much of the album is a much dreamier, downtempo affair, with hazy chords and twinkling melodies cascading down over beats variously inspired by hip-hop, dub, IDM and classic '90s ambient house. Some listener may also notice a clear influence from late '80s Italian deep house, particularly on the sparkling "Just When I Think About You", and blissful album closer "And It All Ends Here".

Review: Those seeking out the genesis of the burgeoning production partnership between Tony 'Edit Select' Scott and Dino Sabatini should look to an event in Paris last summer at La Machine du Moulin Rouge when the latter played with the former as part of the Precept series. Apparently the pair aligned creatively with the first results evident on Phlox, the Edit Select LP released on Prologue earlier this year with the Dino Sabatini collaboration "Survivors Of The Pulse" a highlight. This Mnemosyne 12" for Outis continues in that fashion and extends the run of fine collaborative releases on Sabatini's label, having previously issued joint 12"s with Dozzy and Gigli. There's a sensuality to the tunnelling, dubby rhythms of "Terpsichore" that sets the tone nicely, offering a contrast to the heads down minimalist sound design of "Euterpe" and the fluctuating, delicate harmonics of "Unrania".