Planetary Folklore 2

Kirk De Giorgio’s used to release beautifully fragile dance floor music as As One, and the mid-’90s ‘Reflections’ and ‘Celestial Soul’ albums were responsible for getting me into techno music in the first place. Nowadays, As One favours a jazzier, more live sound, but each production on ‘Folklore 2’ exudes a warmth that sets it apart from wine bar jazz banality. ‘Blueshift’ is a tripped out electro funk that makes nods to Herbe Hancock’s back catalogue, while ‘It’s All Turning Blue’ and ‘Irradiant’ use airy Detroit strings’n’synths to guarantee DeGiorgio’s funk meanderings are magical rather than mundane.