Little Helpers Mixed Volume One: Butane

Written by Youri Jozee

Tech-House -

On this first edition in the new Little Helpers Mixed series, Butane breaks down 43 tracks from the label’s catalog and re-assembled them into a trippy minimal techno flow…

Today’s technology enables DJs to craft mixes that stretch beyond the conventional idea of a compilation. Compilations on which tracks are simply lined up are getting scarce, while track stripping and sampling is rapidly becoming the new way to go for artists. The first edition in the Little Helpers Mixed series is a perfect example of this ethos. Head honcho of the Little Helpers label Butane has taken 43 tracks from the label’s discography, stripped them, and used each separate part to create a rolling minimal tech-house mix.

Sprinkled across this mix are bits and pieces from tracks by Tim Xavier, Dirty Culture, Mark Henning, Someone else and Butane himself amongst many others, all of which add their magic in what is a highly swinging affair. After a bit of a dark and deep opener in which five tracks collide into a sinister tech-house track, the mix continues with a set of very rhythmic and quite minimal hybrids. Bass stabs, tone pulses and numerous other effects are subtly woven into the flow, with the result being a flow that would definitely do the damage during peak time moments in underground basements. Moments worth mentioning are the four –track blast that is track 6, the devastating tech-house beats on 8, and the bodyrocking track 11.

Our verdict:
By inventively building tracks out of bits and pieces from LH tracks, Butane has delivered a very decent mix that will cater to any minimal techno fan. Great vibe, good mixing, thumbs up.

Rating: 8.0/10
Label: Little Helpers
Release date: February 13^th, 2012

Tracklisting:

1
Limo - Little Helper 20-6
Duky - Little Helper 25-1
Andrew Grant + Lomez - Little Helper 27-2
Dirty Culture - Little Helper 23-2
Someone Else - Little Helper 2-5
2
Butane - Little Helper 14-4
Butane + Ryan Crosson - Little Helper 17-2
Beaner - Little Helper 13-4
Niederflur - Little Helper 29-11
Mr. Bizz - Little Helper 22-2
Tim Xavier - Little Helper 8-2
3
Duky - Little Helper 25-2
Kai Limberger - Little Helper 21-2
Andrew Grant - Little Helper 9-2
Standard Fair - Little Helper 16-2
4
Buck + Santorini - Little Helper 26-2
Someone Else - Little Helper 18-4
Mr. Bizz - Little Helper 22-5
5
Standard Fair - Little Helper 19-1
Limo - Little Helper 20-4
Kai Limberger - Little Helper 21-4
6
Kai Limberger - Little Helper 28-3
Ryan Crosson - Little Helper 3-4
Standard Fair - Little Helper 24-1
Mr. Bizz - Little Helper 22-3
7
Limo - Little Helper 20-1
Beaner - Little Helper 4-2
8
Andrew Grant + Lomez - Little Helper 27-1
9
Dirty Culture - Little Helper 23-1
Kai Limberger - Little Helper 28-4
10
Mark Henning + Someone Else - Little Helper 11-4
Kai Limberger - Little Helper 28-6
Duky - Little Helper 25-3
Tim Xavier - Little Helper 8-5
11
Butane - Little Helper 1-2
Butane + Ryan Crosson - Little Helper 17-4
Mr. Bizz - Little Helper 22-7
12
Duky - Little Helper 25-5
Kai Limberger - Little Helper 28-5
13
Limo - Little Helper 20-6
Beaner - Little Helper 4-1
Duky - Little Helper 25-6
14
Kane Roth - Little Helper 30-1