BnB Review: Trickski - Unreality

Written by Youri Jozee

House -

Yannick Labbé and Daniel "Stoerte" Becker, aka Trickski, serve up a batch of both Detroit-style house and techno as dubbier cuts on their wonderful debut album Unreality...

Starting out with Detroit-tinged material on Compost Black amongst others, Trickski's sound has slowly evolved over the past six years to darker, shuffling minimal funk packed with percussive bits and sinister grooves.However, it's not your 'ordinary' minimal that defines Trickski's sound. In days where hybridism seems to be the magic word, the music of the duo fuses soul, slo-mo house and hints of Detroit-techno into tight minimal textures, catering to the darkest corners of filthy Berlin clubs. Consisting of a total of 17 tracks, Unreality kicks off with the downtempo Slowstens, a bluesy take on slo-mo house starring jazzy piano keys, then moves on to more uptempo funkers such as the atmospheric Beginning and the white hot Carl Craig-ish Good Time To Party.

And we're most certainly not disappointed. Whether its their more dubby material or straight-on club jackers, Trickski manages to keep the album exciting at all times with tunes such Wilderness, with its wah-wah bass and disco-y percussion, the swampy Love Song and standout track Pouint O, a basement track of Detroit-ish allure, revolving around druggy vocals and a pushing groove. Any tracks we're not to fond of too? The fale-toned Miami Face is the only one we can think of really...

Our verdict:
The wait has been worth it. Trickski's debut album has become a captivating journey through very warm house and techno with the occasional nods towards Detroit, coated in the form of a sophisticated 17 track album. Recommended.

Rating: 8.2/10
Label: Suol
Release date: June 17th, 2011