Figures Pt 1 & 2 - Philipp Priebe (Stolar)

Title: Figures Pt.1 & 2

Artist: Philipp Priebe

Label: Stolar

Cat Number: ST0002/004

Genre: Deep House

1: To The Dawn

2: Silhouette

3: The Sky Accelerates

4: Beau Rivage

With ‘Figures Pt. 1 & 2’, Philipp Priebe has made the type of utilitarian deep house EP that will fit all moods, times and places. It’s a clever thing to be capable of and, o matter what they tell you, it’s not easy. Part 1 is the first two tracks, which are chiasmic, tranquil and panoramic. The type of deep house/techno crossover that always fills a void. The titles are self-explanatory and the music onomatopoeic. Part 2 is just as danceable, but less driving. It’s music to watch flowers bloom and the day break. It’s lightly more abstract by virtue of a grainier approach to production, but no less emphatic. All four tracks are wonderful examples of  a type of deep house expressionism which, in the hands of a good producer, still sounds fresh and vital.