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Even if Russian producer Gradient Logic is found here turning out the business on Serbian label Disco Fruit, the sound on the Far Away EP comes on like a snappy fusion of Garage-ready New York proto house and laid back West Coast boogie of the highest order. It s the third vinyl release for Tonbe s label, and once more marks the serious clout behind the Eastern European operation and its closest artists. Just try grooving to the slick bass pops on Feel Me without being transported to an early 80s dancefloor. There s a more organic funk to lock into on I Want You Slide, but as ever it s hard to tell where the sampling ends and the musicianship begins on this utterly natural sounding EP.