51 Days ‎– Paper Moon

As per mattgray1 below, I first came across this track via Darren Emerson's section of the 'Cream Separates' collection in 1997. I should note, though, that the repeated percussion sound is a washboard, not a woodblock.

I first heard this record on a Darren Emerson 'Cream Mix' a long time ago and this for me stood out among all the songs on there. '...a world so deep. So liquid' - could not be more on the nail than that. Hypnotic keys and a woodblock sound drive this record along then the strings come in to build the tension..... The sound on this record really does take you away to somewhere else and as a mixing tool it works well as a transistion between building atmosphere or changing direction later on. A serious tip!

Outrageously deep EP. Every single track on it is good enough to be the main track on separate pieces of vinyl. Paper Moon is a superbly produced hybrid of techno and house. Persisent hypnotic rhythms and spacious strings rise and fall all through this blissed out track. Tracktion is a killer piece of deep techno - superb beats for the intro drop out to make room for the track's melodic hook. And what a hook it is - once heard never forgotten. The EP finishes off with Squeeze, a piece of smooth sophisticated house music of the highest quality. No reliance on house cliches here - just a few deep smooth Rhodes keys, beats, funky bass and a perfectly chosen repeated vocal sample of "Je reside en Paris. Voulez vous venir?" are put together in masterful style.

Simply an all-time classic EP

This Ep is set to be the first Tech-House record ever produced. In 1994 it was one of the biggest tech-house tracks of the year. It's a smooth groovy spacious Tech-House track with a warm vocal which takes you a level higher. Only for this track alone a must have. For many an all-time favorite which includes me.

So deep, So liquid...