Northern California based producer Limacon (real name Christopher Lee) is no stranger to the global minimal community. His tunes have been released through respected labels such as German minimal institution Poker Flat, Resopal and Auralism, eventually ending up on quite a few compilations too. The Thoughtless label now brings us the man's debut album. on which Chris showcases his broad taste and impressive music production skills.

Tarry Not features ten tracks that range from subtle minimal techno to more tech-house and techno orientated flavours, with moody bass-lines gently being woven through to the album's content. Opening track Shaken immediately pinpoints Limacon's trademarked sound: thumping kicks, filtered percussion and repetitive house loops packed with numerous sound effects create a very danceable for starters, after which the electro flavoured Labels, an early highlight on the album, spices things up with its fierce rhythm and nasty bass stabs. Every single track of this album is like a jigsaw: although unique in its shape and sound, the combination of them all results in a solid musical flow, adventurous and energetic at all times, and covered in a clear and crisp production. Whereas many minimal techno albums tend to lean towards vivid, joyful melodies, Limacon rather opts for soaring, almost punky synth sweeps, providing this album with a very deep overall vibe. Take Sans Rip for instance. This uptempo, 8-minute tech-house/techno hybrid opens like your average deep house track but slowly evolves into a major floor-filler as multiple layers of doomy synthesizers, motorized bass-lines, and raw effects are added in the most exciting way. Result: peaktime mayhem. Other highlights include the punchy The Line, the title track Tarry Not, and closing track Limantour South.

After the release of several hot EPs, Limacon once more shows his skills by serving up a very well produced album. With plenty of diversity and a superb overall production, Tarry Not is one of the better albums in the field of minimal and tech-house. More of this stuff in the new year please.

Track-list:

1. Shaken
2. Labels
3. Aye Wolf
4. Which One
5. Sans Rip
6. The Line
7. Nudge
8. Tarry Not
9. Keep
10. Limantour South