Various Artists

Summer and the seventh part of Running Back‘s revered various artist series are here. This time consisting of five tracks across the spectrum of cunning and contemplative dance music. Taking over the a-side duties, Ricardo Baez and Josh Micky demonstrate the uncanny alliance of pianos and Italo bass lines for heavy modern disco hitters: high times, fun stuff. BSS‘ Jannis puts that concept on its head with a different kind of piano track. Hypnotic deep house minus all its cliché-ridden traps. Bryolfur and Running Back mainstay Storken opt for trippy and tricky disco with Twist, while Jonus Eric ticks all the IDM and brain dance boxes with Ribbon. Easy to swallow and value for money.

• 1 Ricardo Baez - The Age Of Energy
• 2 Josh Micky - Imaginarium
• 3 BSS - Jannis
• 4 Brynjolfur & Storken - Twist
• 5 Jonus Eric - Ribbon