Western Shore

Last year’s ‘We Are Monster’ album showed that Isolee-aka-Rajko Mueller was capable of more than just dance floor abandon, so it seems strange that he takes a step backwards for the follow up. Shore is far superior to most minimal releases – it is doubtful that many of the hyped names could even sustain their sound over 12 tracks – and Mueller’s love of sensuous deep house (on ‘Initiate 2’ and ‘I Owe You’) as well as sparse acid (’Surfers’) means the album isn’t just a succession of glitches and clicks.