Under the Same Sky

Stuart LI, better known as Basic Soul Unit, has been dropping quality records via a litany of highly respected imprints like Ostgut Ton, Creme Organization, Mule Electronic, and Versatile since the mid-2000s. Hypnotic and deep, but always funky, LI now brings his rugged house to the Dekmantel imprint for the very first time, serving up this finely crafted follow-up to his 2012 debut album. He delivers ten Detroit- and Chicago-inspired house tracks of the finest caliber, with his offset and grubby bruk drums a constant nod to the dancefloor while his melodies lean toward an unparalleled industrial-edged emotion. From the LFO-like synth-line and crunchy jack of Fate in Hand through the Levon Vincent-esque techno shuffle 'n' mutter of Landlocked and the Morphosis-gone-wild style of Unwavered the to the dark sub-bass welt of The Rift Between and the relentless floor-destroyer Temptress, Under the Same Sky truly sets the bar high for raw yet extremely original house music.