But hey, in the immortal words of Rakim: "It ain't where ya from, it's where ya at." Regardless of where Alex is from, there's no doubt he's on a seriously deep tip. And with "Deep" House verging into somewhat dodgy territory of late, it's good to have producers around to remind us why we like it in the first place, without getting all retro-fetishistic about it. This E.P definitely has a strong low-end swing to it, and there's a subtle rawness gathering in the heart of all the productions here. This is probably best exemplified in the tough soul of "Borrowed identity's" "Reflection": reminiscent of some of the less aggressive U.R cuts of the past. In fact, all the original tracks presented here have that elusive touch, one that is actually rather hard to convey in writing. "Broken Tape" by "Alex-Ander" is a leisure-pace stomper worthy of the Fit catalogue, that gives us one of the most syrupy basslines we've heard around these parts in a while "Slowburn's" "Dermopad" brings abstract elements to a righteous groove: well-implemented Chicago/Detroit influences, unafraid to introduce new sound palettes to a heavily aped style. For remix duties, main man Meschi returns after his appearance on Ander-Traxx 001, putting his solid sound signature on "Broken Tape", showing us once again his deft talent for structure and ability to tickle the ivories. Well, the plastic keys you get on synths at least. And maybe tickling isn't exactly an apt description of what he does. Molesting? Hmmm. We'll go for caressing I think.