MODE 2 by FUTURE BEAT ALLIANCE

First release on Matthew Puffett his own label Future Beat Alliance Records label, kicking off with a re-issue of "Mode 2" which was originally released 1996 on Void records. Comes as remastered vinyl only release!Matthew Puffett's production career began in 1996 with a string of releases on Void Records, under aliases including Mode-M, Soul Electrik, and the pseudonym that would go on to host the majority of his work: Future Beat Alliance. The name - taken from an Afrika Bambaataa sleeve - may have been a nod to the early-80s hip hop that was his first musical love while growing up in Oxford, but the music bore the unmistakable influence of the Detroit techno that had become his obsession. Puffett's sound - steeped in rich melodies, soulful chords and sci-fi textures � soon caught the ear of like-minded labels such as Ferox, Archive and Delsin, which released his debut album, Disconnected, in 2001. A series of 12�s followed over the next few years for labels across Europe, including Emoticon, Project Recordings, Versatile, Suicide, Recondite, Rush Hour and Spectrum, culminating in his second album, Patience and Distance, for EevoNext. After moving to Berlin, Puffett signed to the city's legendary Tresor label for a trio of EPs in 2010, and started a monthly DJ residency at their infamous club, playing alongside scene giants such as Juan Atkins, Octave One, Mark Broom and Redshape. He has also formed his own label FBA Recordings, to reissue selected highlights and unreleased gems from his extensive production archive.