The remix potential of the self-titled debut album by These Hidden Hands, a project by Tommy Four Seven and a mastering engineer called Alain, has materialized in the second rework installment with three equally blistering tracks.
A survivor from techno’s antique times, Uwe Schmidt aka Atom™ shows great artistic form in “When Told”, recalling Schmidt’s Lassigue Bendthaus years. The voice from electric cabaret keeps repeating when told while EBM drumset is paragliding to surprising ambient fadeout.
Kangding Ray elevates the cylinder pressure with “Diesel”, nailing it with sinister drums and Green Velvet-like modulations. In “Isopod” Ancient Methods, the warlord of pitch-black sounds, sends out subterrestrial commandos to encounter the hazards of plague-infected areas. Easily one of the best remix EPs in 2013.