The Traveller

shed's debut album 'shedding the past' was voted best album of the year by resident advisor in 2008. and now have the outstanding follow-up from the berlin based producer. shed's second album for ostguton t 'the traveller' resonates from start to finish, is full of ideas, speaks dubstep and choses radical approaches where other producers opt for the emergency exit of the lowest common denominators. again and again, shed pulls little melodies from the depths of his studio and lets us discover our enthusiasm for the moment anew. welcome back, we missed you dearly. he applies breakbeats bearing more history than the 909 bassdrum where the 4/4 attack would have been the obvious choice, grants acid only a brief yet overwhelming guest appearance and deals with minimal dance music's heritage in a completely new, unexplored way. always present: euphoria. with 'the traveller', shed manages the intangible and translates hno into a shorter, yet crisper format, plays with tempi and moods. and yet each and every beat is right where it belongs, helping to merge every ingredient into an adventurous trip through a night one always dreams of and yet hardly ever gets. for fans of: basic channel / martyn / pansonic.