You and Me

You and Me

Mark Broom [Toys For Boys Records]

18 March, 2008 | 10.00AM

• Written by: Ben Raven
• Filed under: Music Recommendations: mark broom, sierra sam, toys for boys

Mark Broom is one of techno’s finest workhorse producers and undersung heroes.

The English producer’s been making releasing techno since 1992 after being drawn into the scene after discovering acid house on a trip to Tenerife in the late 1980s.

This EP marks another step in a year of big records and remixes which peaked with his ‘Ping Pong’ track — which was one of the anthems of Miami WMC for the underground DJs at least — and one of the highlights of Richie Hawtin’s set at the Beatport pool party.

His sound rehashes elements of techno’s past for the present — like the big rave stabs on ‘Ping Pong’ or the rave stab interlude in ‘You & Me’ — and his name on a record is usually a sign of something special to come.

‘You & Me’ comprises three tracks.

The title track, ‘You & Me’ is all about a rude bassline and blippy synths that give way to a huge moment of rave stabbiness before dissolving back into bassline funk.

‘Sierra’ is built around classic techno stabs and a skippy hi hat pattern and drum fills reminiscent of G-Man’s 1993 techno classic ‘Quo Vadis’.

THe Sierra Sam remix of ‘You & Me’ makes up the package, but its Broom’s own tracks which make this release so essential.

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