INTO DESOLATION

A1Recluse A2Until The Early Light B1Ignition B2Ride Format 12 Inch Barcode 5060191677707 Tiger Stripes follows up ˜Baby™ with a quintuplet of aces on Drumcode. Death, taxes and Tiger Stripes crafting dancefloor weapons for Adam Beyer™s Drumcode and Truesoul labels. Not many things in life are certain, but we™ve always counted on Mikael Nordgren knocking it out of the park. Last year™s ˜Baby™ EP was a label highlight, while in March he released ˜Sneaking Hotdogs Into People™s Pocket™, which mined the spirit of ˜90s-drenched euphoria and was a standout on Truesoul. Now he™s back dropping heat on DC. Taking the retro vibes of Hotdogs into more techno-orientated territory, he bunkered down with his family in the Swedish forest, setting up a makeshift studio in the kitchen. From this, the five-track ˜Into Desolation™ was born. Beginning with ˜Recluse™, it combines steely bass rumbles with old skool stabs and a heady vocal from Mikaela Rahmqvist. ˜Basshunter™ is propelled by galloping bass and a catchy undulating melodic loop and is brilliant in its effective simplicity. ˜Into The Early Night™ is a pearl, comprising deep compression-heavy bass stabs, perky percussion and a rousing vocal, making it a winner at festivals so far this summer, including Awakenings. ˜Ignition™ fires on all cylinders with a wicked arpeggiated hook and pounding drums. ˜Ride™ is a nostalgic nod to the past as trance-inspired chords marry deliciously with crunchy future-focused techno.