Deep V CD

There's something deeply personal about this second album from German minimal techno producer Frank Heinrich. Named Deep V as a tribute to his late brother, who used that recording alias, it sees the former Cadenza and Cocoon man deliver a typically hypnotic set of late night techno grooves. With rhythms and soundscapes intensified through the use of field recordings made around the world, and an understandably melancholic tone, it's arguably Heinrich's best work to date. It shuffles impressively, offering the sort of tactile techno grooves that make the most sense in vast spaces at five in the morning. It's a fitting tribute to his brother, that's for sure.