Perhaps all the gushing blurbs he received at Boomkat.com were enough to convince Mark Stewart to bring his Claro Intelecto project over to Boomkat’s Modern Love label, as he releases his third 12” for the label this month. While failing to reach any of his previous highpoints, both sides are intended to showcase a more minimal, club ready, four-on-the-floor approach than Stewart is known for. Despite this objective, the atmosphere remains purely murky and gloomy throughout, and even a bit sluggish on “New Dawn,” which suggests that Stewart might need to get out a bit more. So it’s decent as a placeholder during a warm up set, but let’s hope Volume 2 has a bit more “oomph” to it.

Modern Love / 020
[Michael F. Gill]