Ettika

Exquisite Balearic inquisitors Archeo Recordings’ one mission is to dig up the lost paleolithic fossils of pelagic yore; this time they unearth the 1984 LP stylings of Ettika, with thier self-titled debut track. This bop has gone down in time as an initial obscurio, one that flew well under the radar until, apparently, tastemaker Vidal Benjamin ‘rediscovered’ it in a bargain bin. Then plugging it via the ironically named ‘Balearic Nightmare’ mix, it became an overnight re-sensation. It’s easy to see why its popularity lay dormant for so long; it was originally made for a ‘back-to-work’ scheme aimed at unemployed immigrant youth in Rouen, France, so its utilitarian function has since been transcended here. Now reissued on fresh 12″ with three newer mixes, ‘Ettika’ testifies to the fact that we simply need to look harder, and in the unlikely places, for the still undiscovered species of banger out there.