More raids on the vaults of the sainted UK techno imprint Likemind, long-deemed impenetrable but now very much in play after that welcome reissue of Nuron material from a little while back.It’s Stasis’ turn in the limelight here, who plucks ‘Artifax’ and ‘Monolife’ from Likemind 1 + 3 for this retrospective on his own Fencepiece label.There’s not much to add that’s not already been said about the already released tracks - pure, golden era UK techno - ‘Artifax’ with its squirming acid line set against dreamy pads and glacial synth keys, together with the a new, more broken mix of ‘Monolife’.But it’s previously unreleased EPIC ‘Occasions & Adventures’ that we’re here for, stretching out over 10 minutes with its runaway bassline, spluttering percussion and emotional string sweeps, eventually collapsing into a huge, swirling breakdown before gathering itself for 2 more minutes of prime UK techno bliss. Makes ya wonder could it have been even better if all this stuff ran past the 10 minute mark.A big one for the die hards!(Mint / New)
