Lost My Dog crept slyly out of the house-pound last year with four releases which cocked a collective leg and marked that special turf inhabited by such mighty imprints as 2020 and Classic. 2009 could be their year if they continue tunes of such high quality as this sublime outing from German duo Jochen Pash [resident at Stuttgart’s Housession] and Norman Flaskamp [already released on Caballero, King Kong and Mylo]. The pair’s new Deep Touched project specialises in house burrowing down to tweak the mole’s stiffie, somewhat recalling the classic early 90s NYC sound as they hoist a keyboard riff not unlike Phuture’s ‘Rise From Your Grave’ and drape it with lush piano and contemporary sonic twists to create a intoxicating beautiful atmosphere. The effect is heightened by the ‘Put your hands together’ hook, which is left off the Instrumental. Remix-wise, LMD honcho Pete Dafeet comes in with a slow-burning chugger taking the deep groove factor to delirious warpo levels. Then Valencia’s Oscar Barila [who, suitably, runs two labels called Mt Little Dog and My Little Cat] puts the cap on the canine testicles with two gorgeous reworks: his Nude Mix hits the spot with table-style pulses and luscious layers of keyboard textures while the Melodisco Mix is similarly magical with different patterns of icing on this deep house diamond of a package.
5 Out Of 5
Reviewed By: Kris Needs
