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SWAYZAK Route De La Slack: Remixes and Rarities !K7 ****

It would seem that Swayzak's David Brown and James Taylor rarely sleep, such has been their prolific workrate over the past number of years. They're minimal house's sleekest remixers and producers, and a Swayzak rerub is so distinctive it's rarely mistaken for anything else. By stripping the sound back to its bare bones and then amplifying one or two specific elements, Swayzak create mesmerising echoes. You can hear plenty of these effects on this collection of remixes. It's present in the eerie dubs on their treatment of Will Saul's Tic Toc, the glowing jazzy depths of Bergheim 34's ticklish Random Access Memory, and the divine soft-shoed swirl of George Sarah's Sonata for Petra. A selection of Swayzak rarities on a second CD confirms the duo's standing as house producers with a sure, steady touch for streamlined thrills. www.swayzak.com

Jim Carroll