SOME MORE

Who said the wait wouldn™t be worth it? The brothers in house Fritz Zander and Sven von Thülen have made themselves somewhat scarce over the past year. After having impressed in 2008 with their EP šGet Up›, remixes for artists including Ratman, Elphine and Oorsprong, and tracks on the Watergate 02 compilation, their audible activities the following year remained confined to Fritz Zander™s superb 12› šConnection› and successful compilation appearances on šTen Years Cocoon Ibiza› and šTime Warp›. Now there™s finally something new, and the current Zander VT release certainly lives up to the promise of its title: šSome More› picks up where šGet Up› left off. Its four no-frills house pearls prove resoundingly that continuity doesn™t have to entail standing still. A1) As you might expect, the title track gets bodies moving with a pumping, yet cushioned 4/4 beat, unpretentiously programmed off-beat hi-hats and chords. šSome More› opts for tried and tested ingredients, blending them into a tasty and stimulating dancefloor cocktail that can be enjoyed any time of day or night. B1) In the second round, šChanges› takes a considerably tighter approach. The sound remains in the classic minimal mould, but noticeably harder and more direct, whilst the tempo is pushed up a fair old notch. In the second half of the track a brilliant house chord chimes in to add an extra atmospheric layer and instil the track with a great hypnotic power. šChanges› works as an out-and- out floor-filler and is surely the high-point of the EP. B2) šHolding On› puts on the brakes a little and introduces itself, at least to begin with, as a considerably more laid back offering than its predecessor. But šHolding On› quickly finds and sustains its rhythm and, with the increasingly funky tones of its house piano, explores another side of Zander VT™s own sonic universe. A) Some More B1) Changes B2) Holding On