LUCAS CROON Vinyl & CDs

Review: Mirko Hecktor and Tom Sprenger founded Terra Magica in 2021 as a platform for their brand of psychedelically-charged house and techno, and they've quickly built up a strong identity and a burgeoning community of likeminded astral travellers. Look no further than this quality split release for all the proof you need, as Lucas Croon threads Balearic, prog and trance together before the label bosses (Hektisch Sprengen DJs) weave some mystical mantras of their own and Dea revels in boxy Chicago jack crossed with Island boogie. It's an eclectic mix to be sure, with another three joints taking in uptempo proto-trance and anthemic emo-acid-breaks aplenty. Draw for the big feelings and get freaky in the process - what's not to love?

Review: Lucas Croon is of course a resident at the cult German club Salon des Amateurs and after spellbinding audiences there with his selections he now steps out with a superb first solo album for Ediciones Villasonora. Hals Und Kopf shows what he is all about across ten tracks of mutant electronics, spaced-out dub, twisted breaks, Balearic bliss and cinematic kosmische. It is a moody but alluring listen with plenty of rich percussive textures and wonky rhythms all being utterly timeless yet somehow futuristic all at the same time. A superb album of music as good for body as it is for head.