Coco Bryce – Phoenix – 2x LP Vinyl

The 3rd full length album from the producer in a single year, this 11-song double album (pressed on one white vinyl & 1 white vinyl) was made solely on a Teenage Engineering PO33 pocket-sized mini sampler. The sounds range from bleep techno junglism to minimalist juke, house, and bass. As low-slung opener ‘High Commander’ demonstrates, this isn’t a one-trick jungle dump, but an album proper with nooks and crannies to get lost in. There are of course plenty of dazzling breakbeat excursions to savour – this is Coco Bryce after all – but even then his style has a refreshing, dynamic quality which makes for listening music as much as shockout juice. The low tempo beatdowns are just as incredible, full of vibe and bursting with inspiration.