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Manitox are back with a big new EP from German Brigante, the leading tech house artist who is never far away from the top of the underground charts.

Few producers have turned out as many hits as German Brigante in recent times. He is a real tune making machine who knows how to appeal to both DJs and dancers and Get Physical, Dirtybird, Monaberry, Saved and plenty more great outlets all put out his wares. Now he comes correct once more.

Electombo is first and is a fizzing and energetic cut with inventive synth sounds and drum rhythms. Warped squelches, claps, dark vocals and rattling percussion all flesh out the groove and make for something that immediately gets your attention. Games is next and is a deeper, more heady cut with fizzing static spraying across the rubbery drums and ghoulish vocals and tumbling drum fills all bring the funk.

This one then gets remixed by Kevin Over who flips it into something more upbeat and bouncy, with icy hi hat ringlets and tough hits all driving you along and locking you into the groove.

As far as fresh house and tech beats go, there can be few better EPs than this one.

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