[Upon.You]

Although Marco Resmann has plenty of monikers and projects (Phage, Pan-Pot, Luna City Express, Phage & Daniel Drier), I think I most enjoy his work under his own. Earlier in the year he released his first single under his own name for Mobilee, which include the surprisingly dubbed out “Gouache.” Its follow up appears on Resmann’s own label, Upon.You, which received kudos from Phil Sherburne for their “Fogs & Frogs EP” by The Cheapers.

“Traffic Circle” ponders an urban setting with its sound design, starting with bustling crowd noise and engines firing, then snapping into place at the goading of firm hand claps. Long, slinky bass lines wind through distorted samples to meet up with an aggressive ostinato piano pattern, grumbling louder and louder. When it finally stalks off, the minute undertones sound lonely without their grumpy friends and plenty more dancers are on the floor. Yet another occasion where the amalgamation of deep and minimal house pays off without weakening either side. Here’s hoping Resmann finds time for more tracks like “Traffic Circle.”