London-based producer Laurence Matthew Blake has been causing a stir under his Citizenn alias for some time, delivering intoxicating, tactile, otherwordly blends of tech-house, powder-house, garage and electronica for the likes of MadTech, Love Fever, 20:20 Vision and, most recently, Crosstown Rebels. Here, he returns to the latter with Human Interface, his debut album. It's a typically fluid and quietly soulful affair, with dreamy pads, touchy-feely electronics and shuffling dancefloor rhythms the order of the day. While there are a few powder house dancefloor moments - as you'd expect - Blake also doffs a cap to 2-step garage, booming bass-house, skewed synth-pop and, on the wonderful "You Are", string-drenched deep house loveliness.
A1 Human Interface
A2 Infatuation
A3 Shutters
A4 Lady
B1 Tied
B2 Oh Bondage
C1 Lacefront
C2 Control
C3 Gone
D1 You Are
D2 Down 4 Whatever
