Let’s get straight to the point: Jeff Samuel gets straight to the emotional point with “Endpoint.” A rotating rhythmic sample and a bass drum are merely pedestrians amid the stunningly simple and stunningly evocative melody that unfolds throughout. It’s destined to be a low-key classic. Probably not so for the B-side, but given the right context it’ll hit you just as hard. “Forinsee” has that stuttering affect that producers are putting to great use these days and, once again, it mixes well with Samuel’s keen sense of melody. This 12” is easily one of Trapez’s best for melodic tech-house lovers.

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[Todd Burns]