The Toronto house label celebrates reaching a half century of releases with this remarkable piece of work from head honcho Noah Pred, who has somehow crammed 50 of his favourites from the catalogue on to one seamless mix without making it sound saturated. Pred starts off with music of remarkable depth, chilled but still with a forward urgency in the beats of Meesha, Eric Downer and KiloWatts. As the music gradually builds it heads off into darker territory in the fourth section, with material from Co-op and Pred himself, and a key turning point is reached with what appears to be a blend of Tonepushers’ ‘Praxic’ and Pete Grove’s ‘No Relief’, where the music pauses in a big breakdown, and the tempo comes back subtly raised. Pred keeps a firm hand on the tiller but generates a load of energy, making it almost impossible to listen to this music and stay still. Thoughtless are in a healthy state if this is anything to go by – and go buy you should, if your tastes encompass deep house in any shape or form.
5 Out Of 5
Reviewed By: Ben Hogwood
