Nick Höppner ‎– A Peck And A Pawn EP

Nick Hoppner is one of the key figures in the Ostgut operation, but isn’t noted for putting out a lot of music. Clearly favouring quality over an excessive release schedule, the former My My member draws on the classic sounds of house and techno for Peck. The title track is the more current-sounding, its heavy drum shuffled accompanied by weighty claps , a soft-focus filter and a lost ‘aaaah’ vocal sample. “She Parked Herself ” is a totally different proposition; featuring the kind of emotional strings that featured on classic progressive house records by artists like Jaco and Slam, its plunging bassline and rattling snares sound like the deep house of 90s producers like Jamie Read. “Swivel Flick” meanwhile is less derivative but also makes a play of that era’s propensity for atmospheric pads and resonating bass riffs. Excellent stuff.