The prolific John Tejada has always provided tunes that can rescue any like minded set, and ‘Paranoia’ is one of the best. It may be a little bit too on the nose for some, the vocal could definitely be counter productive. There’s no need to sing the eponymous word, for example. However, although it could be more subtle, the instrumental warping, which wobbles throughout is well-realised and just the ticket. When this was released minimal was having its moment, and the stripped down feel of a lot of Tejada’s releases meant that they provided good mixing fodder, and foils, for a lot of the flat, featureless product that was being produced at the time, elevating it to levels beyond where it could go on its own. Tejada had a way with a vocal or a well-chosen sample. Another one which springs to mind is ‘Higher’ with Justin Maxwell, or the pumped up Perlon vibes of ‘Mono On Mono’. A great producer, whatever the occasion.
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