Keiser.Velten

Fans of Kruder and Dorfmeister will fall head over ears in love with two of the latest offerings from the duo's label. Oliver Keiser and Thomas Velten are definitely K&D soul mates, but go heavier on the dub and the tempo changes. Their production and drum sounds are super crisp, with the title piece being a knockout; here the duo build from jazzy bass lines, paired with minimalist keys and percussion, and burst wide open into a kickin' slab of grooviness. Definitely slammin', sleek and dance floor friendly — adventurous DJs only need apply. "Session '77" ups the tempo and fanciful funk quotient bringing in da flute, disco bumps and riffs, swirling strings and full-on organ; think mid-’70s Billy Preston meets late-’90s disco-house. K&V's love of dub is apparent throughout, but the slow skanking of "Dubolution" is a knockout — the track moves and flows like a Slinky gliding down stairs.