Music for tube and home....

A beguiling mix of midnight-drawn vignettes and hazy deep house. Hushed, understated and evocative. This'll have me reeling out cliches till the morning so I'd better stop.

Take two: 5am, in a car, on the M4 towards Heathrow....

Gentle, considered passages of toybox melody bookend moments of bass propulsion. The twilight-techno of 'Swap' and 'Cab Driver' pack a real kompakt punch. 'Attracted By Fire' flickr'd perfectly in time to the motorway lights. On the 12" Carsten Jost's re-jig of 'Swap' offers nothing remarkably new. But Serafin's mix is right on the money; mysterious as minimal dictates.

Music for airport journey's. Lights out for the territory.

As Karl Soul Jazz succinctly put it: "Nice melodies, crap lyrics. What more do you want?"

Words about the forthcoming album 'Everything Ecstatic' soon, but just grab the promo or proper 12" currently doing the rounds. Seasonal music perfectly timed with the visual changes that Spring delivers. Agree with all the muso's saying this is the best thing he's ever done and you'll be in good company. Incidentally, check the bittersweet video for the single, my mate Mark and his daughter Flor are in it. He's a comedian don't you know.

Whilst we wait for his infamous 'Nevertheless' LP to be given a proper release, here's White's second release for Michigan's Spectral (the first being the equally excellent 'Ince' EP). Once again, his fondness for looped guitar lines is evident. None more so than on 'Guitarjacked': unfortunately the least effective of the three tracks on offer. Instead, head for the rapid-fire rain-drop rhythms of the title track, sounding as polished as techno could ever get. 'Scillecta' is sub-bass driven electronics, beats moulded from metallic rust and melodies made of popcorn.

Beautifully presented heavyweight 10" from this relatively new Swiss label. Peddling the sort of music that gets me moist. Puma's 'Acid Honey' tacks bubble'n squeak basslines down to a disco beat. Agnes' effort on the other side ('Seaside') strafes and chafes its way to the dancefloor. Making suggestive gestures on the way down.