I'm not usually a fan of progressive, but things have changed recently due to DJ's (such as Holden) sneaking IDM riffs (such as Fake's) onto the dancefloor. If I had been out in a club when the fluffy mix was dropped I would have joined the bimbos in trying to take the DJ home that night ;) Nathan's track is a downright inspiration to a burdgeoning producer conflicted with a techno upbringing and IDM sensibilities. I'm looking forward to more of these genre crossovers...

I first heard this on James Holden's Balance mix and I must say, it is one of the highest points on the mix. I would have to disagree with damnage, the Fluffy Mix is definitely a winner, even if not a banging tune. Composed with outstanding musical taste, main mix is a great combination of an eery melody with a nice driving beat, while the fluffy mix is the same melody based on some chilled beats which are just great to put on and relax to. The Beats Tool is a good mix for a slightly more intense set. In my opinion a great release where every mix is GREAT.

Without a doubt, one of the best tunes of 2003. The 'Main Mix' is really dark and epic combination of synth loops and techno bass with straight-forward rhythm. 'Beats Tool' is more simple, really nice to mix and use, but even the 'Fluffy Mix' is really good piece of music. IMHO, this is really high-quality electronic music which will sound good long after.

James Holden’s Border Community’s 2nd release comes straight from the mind of a 20 year old college student whose influences don’t come from the club, but from IDM & Ambient musicians such as Boards of Canada and Ulrich Schauss. Nathan Fake has created a weird monster here, the main mix is a left of center house cut, with a main synth line that would feel more at home in a Portishead track than a house track. The “Beaty Tool” mix is the winner here, great drum programming and very little use of the main synth hook. Also included on the release is an ambient version, the “Fluffy Mix” which is a pointless inclusion on a 12” release and proves Natahan should stick to producing non-dance floor cuts. Disapointing, but not useless.

Boards of Canada-style synths in three distinct flavors: a thumping techy tribal bit on the big side, a downtempo quirkster and an almost progressive little beats mix on the other. Hot shit.