After a brief hiatus, London’s Miriam return with Maerc’s debut effort, the ‘Innershade’ EP. The four track offering is complete with two original tracks and a pair of Oskar Offermann remixes to accompany the impressive first outing for the Italian producer.
Kicking off the affair we have ‘Investor Slan’. Jazzy stabs, subtle syncopation, dubbed out bass and a minimal acid groove characterise a track that sits perfectly within the label’s familiar motif. Completing the A-side Oskar Offermann provides his first of a brace of remixes via his ‘Becoming A Teacher’ mix. Utilising the haunting vocal sample from the original, Offerman flips the subtlety of the original into 5 minutes of brooding, breakbeat inflected techno.
The EP’s title track opens up the flip side. Maerc’s ‘Innershade’ employs textured, deep grooves on the low end with sub-oceanic synth work leading the track’s danceable rhythm. Completing the release, again we have one of Offenbach’s proudest sons providing his imitable interpretation for the EP’s closing stanza. Big drums drive Offermann’s ‘Tribal Mix’ with a prime Green Velvet-eqsue dose of acid squelching atop, creating an altogether tension-ridden peak time head spinner to wrap of Miriam’s fifth release.
