HANNA Vinyl & CDs

Review: Chicago's Perpetual Rhythms label scores a coup in welcoming the inimitable Warren Harris to present what appears to be three separate installments of his honey coated house abstractions. "Poom" wastes no time in confirming that Harris' work as Hanna is unrivalled for off-the-wall rhythmic constructions that truly channel the freedom of jazz into the house stratosphere. "Bucktown" is no slouch in this regard either, while the swirling smoothness of the synths makes the spiky drum science taste all the sweeter. "Wicker Park" seems to take some influence from the West London broken beat scene, and then "Nuance" swoops in with yet more bruk action and some truly space age melodic content that marks this out as one of Hanna's strongest efforts in recent times.

Review: ***B-STOCK: Record has light surface marks/scratches, but otherwise in perfect working condition***


Warren Harris's recent outing on Funkineven's Apron label was a pleasingly varied and hard-to-pigeonhole affair, with the producer's usual woozy deep house being flanked by tracks that looked to starry ambient and deep drum and bass for inspiration. Predictably, there's more ear-pleasing fusion fare to be found in this speedy follow-up. While opener "Stranger" sounds like a heartfelt tribute to organic deep house heroes such as Ron Trent and Larry Heard, the jaunty and spacey "Worship" looks to mid-90s British tech-house for inspiration. He switches focus again on the undulating, synth-heavy boogie-house goodness of "No Fear", before unfurling a chunk of near perfect modern soul (the brilliant "Wayfaring Man") to round off another must-have EP.