Coming from Cologne, Andreas Gehm is better known as Elec Pt.1 and few months ago I already wrote about him into my The Exaltics Meets Elec Pt.1 review. As I wrote, he has releases out on Bunker, Creme Org., Mathematics, to name a few. The next month he will release on Solar One Music his first album, "Black Pukee", under his own name. Available on double 12", CD and digital, it contains twelve tracks influenced by acid, Chicago house and underground techno. TB 303 bass lines, TR 808 drum sounds, vocal samples and pads are the main elements used to compose the tracks which could fit and ideal undergound dance hall thanks to their dark atmosphere. The album opens with the almost Kraftwerkish, "Gehm Technique": a sort of manifesto having a robotic arpeggio opens the dances. "1000 miles", the first track to let the listeners understand how part of the album sounds like: dark, with acid bass lines and raw. Tracks like "Shake Your Acid", "Xpress URself" or "It Feels So" (this one has been released also on the label compilation "SOM Compilation 5" as Elec Pt.1), sounds haunting, rhythmically obsessive (there's the sum/alternance of different drum lines that create an hypnotic effect). "I Don't Dare" or "The Road Not Taken" are sounding more Chicago house with exotic melodies mixed with ambient pads. "Acid House Music", as the title suggests, is pure acid and despite the fact that I'm not into that genre, it convinced me thanks to its raw energy and its crazy resonance filter. The overall mix of genres makes of this release a winner, because the track list sounds well balanced, powerful and inspired. Check some excerpts at this page (http://www.solaronemusic.com/94-0-Gehm-Black-Pukee.html) and reserve your copy!