MAGNUS ASBERG Vinyl & CDs

Review: The second release on Romana finds Magnus Asberg getting an extended remix treatment from Dudley Strangeways on the A side, as "Tape" gets contorted and mutated over 12 minutes for a perfect, hypnagogic trip. The original of "Tape" has its own share of wobbly weirdness going on, but it's framed by a more pronounced beat for livelier moments on the floor. "Porta Rain" keeps the modular tinkering up too, with a wild lead line that will dig right into your grey matter as it wraps itself around another stout groove.

Review: Magnus Asberg, also known as C-Soul, has appeared all over the place from Viva Music to Ornate and Plastic City over the years, but now he launches Romana to carry more of his on-point tech house grooves. He makes the tasteful move to invite Asad Rizvi to drop a remix of "Life" on the A side. Under his Silverlining guise, Rizvi rolls out a typically classy, bumping jam with plenty of metallic shimmer and heavy grooving low end. The original of "Life" shores up on the B side - it's a more rolling, loopy affair for the long mixers out there.

Review: After a turn from Ted Amber last year, Romana returns with a split release from FilOu and label mainstay Magnus Asberg. FilOu takes the lead on the A side with dark and seductive piece 'Avron', which Asberg then completely shakes up with a classically minimal remix populated by all kinds of wriggling blips and beeps. On the B side, Asberg's original 'Do It' continues the theme of playful micro elements bobbing around the mix. FilOu then hops back on for a remix, dutifully spacing out the original with some more immersive elements that sit around the steady, stripped-back beat