[Ornaments]

While some might have expected the mysterious Ornaments label to follow its breakthrough smash (Moodymann’s stunning remix of Sascha Dive’s “Deepest America,” one of 2008’s defining deep-house moments) with further big names and big-room floor fillers, the imprint has instead followed it up with a couple of low-profile releases, first from Mod.Civil and now Sven Tasnadi, not exactly well-known commodities. Despite his relative low profile (which includes 12”s for liebe*detail, Smallville and Cargo Edition), Tasnadi’s “Our Destiny” definitely has a way with smooth, sleek tech-house, working mellow, spaced-out pads and a crisp, active rhythm track into a warm lather that gets thicker and more intense as it progresses. It’s a subtle track with a definite Detroit influence, multiple mini-breaks, a late-deploying jazzy vibraphone riff and the kind of detailing you notice with repeat listens.

Sven Weisemann’s “Shuffle On” mix, however, is noticeably more amped, despite working with the many of the same basic elements. True to its name, Weisemann’s mix adds a shuffling beat and a deeply resonant bass thump to the mix, making the lighter elements of the original stand out against the darker backdrop. The new cross-rhythms are dizzying and groovy, creating new patterns in their wake and popping harder than the mix’s stealthiness might initially suggest. I can’t say I’m very familiar with either of the Svens here, but their work here is sneakily effective without clubbing you over the head. These Ornaments guys, whoever they are, sure do have ears for talent.