Irishman Brendan Gregory aka Chymera has become an integral part of the international club scene. This techno and house productions are based on his skilful way to incorporate different styles and genres such as minimal techno and even the trance, which leads to a very own and surpreme handwriting. Like his mentor and friend Funk D'Void or like his fellow Cocoon Recordings colleague Tim Green, Chymera appears to one of the few artists who can be assigned to a very own and recognizable sound. Especially today, in times where some kids manages it to release records produced with just one laptop and rough basic knowledge a very own style is no longer a given. Chymera is one of these hard to find artists that have worked on their own style and developed an acoustic trademark... and we love his style!

''Episode'' is a prime example of the above-described influences based on house, techno and trance. The great arpeggio bass-/synthline and the overall arrangement beams us back to the high days of Detroit techno. This is soulful and epic and it triggers just the right senses, it takes us on a journey.

With ''7 Hours'' appears like a stripped down dub version of ''Episode''. Based on a similar arpeggio bassline but less epic ''7 hours'' incorporates the two musical corners of ''Rust'' and ''Episode'' in a very cool way. Chymera is a fine master of his craft and this release is another proof of his musical knowledge and taste!

The bonus track ''Rust'' Chymera looks into the house corner and presents a nice counterpart to ''Episode''. The great Chicago-FM bassline is the leading element in ''Rust''. The analog space synths and the relaxed but cool oldskool drum programming are perfecting Chymeras deep house excursion.

''Dots & Pearls 3'' mix-cd (CORMIX052 mixed by Daniel Stefanik).
The exclusive three tracker starts with ''The Concept'' by Waveshape - an extremely powerful club tune
that demands a very good sound system to deliver its full potential. This tune delivers the definition of
a fat kick drum par excellence - this track creates a strong vibe and comes with a xxl fat punch! The
arrangement is based around a cool organ chord that lightens up the dark techno monster a bit
however without cutting of the power and energy.
Coming up next is ''Music On My Mind'' by Subb-an. The Birmingham based producer Subb-an looks
back onto an impressive list of releases and excellent references in his discography featuring
productions for labels such as Crosstown Rebels, 20:20 Vision or One Records. In 2012 he even
remixed pop icon Lana Del Ray! ''Music On My Mind'' is a perfect deep tech-house gem, bass loaded
and with a decent thrust coming out of the speakers. We especially fancy the hypnotic touch the vocal
snipplets give to the tune.
''Disappear'' by Kamran Sadeghi and Julia Govor is slowing down the tempo a little bit and opens the
door to the harmonic and experimental area. Clubland beauty Julia Govor left quite some impressions
on the floors and behind the decks over the last years. Her vocals for ''Disappear'' create a mysterious
flavour. Her intimate singing and spoken lyrics work very well together with Sadeghis programming
and result in a mesmerizing piece of electronic music for the very early morning sets.
The three tracks summarize Stefaniks journey on ''Dots & Pearls 3'' in a very good way. Minimal and
deep is the basic line but still with an enormous amount of energy and driving beats. Moving, dancing
and listening, you all find it in here. Deep minimal underground sounds that represent the needed
counterpart to the unbearable club mainstream out there. Cocoon Recordings and Daniel Stefanik will
save us!