NEGATIVE FASCINATIONS by SILENT SERVANT

Maybe Silent Servant (aka John Mendez) has been at the coloured sweeties and fizzy pop, as the two tracks for ‘Negative fascinations’ are decidedly more upbeat than offerings on his previous three Sandwell District releases, or indeed his own Historia y Violencia label. That’s not to say that they are exactly cheery though, and the string-like drones of ‘Discipline’ will doubtless send a shiver up the spine of many a raver, but ‘Demonstration’ certainly ups the tempo by a notch or two compared to the much deeper flavours that we have become accustomed to. Certainly an accomplished enhancement of his production, whilst remaining true to his trademark textured sound…