Rekids has everything: nice packaging, great remixers, and quite a lot of goodwill. Nonetheless I haven’t been absolutely blown away by any of the releases since Roman Flugel’s remix of “My Bleep.” “Secret Base” is a little better than most, taking the Rekid aesthetic, which seems to be lo-fi Detroit techno or Chicago House sounds, a little further into primetime. Rob Mello’s mix loses the gritty sting of the original but some will prefer it—it sounds more expensive but removes any chance for playing “Secret Base” at peak-time. A decent 12”, nothing more.

Rekids / REKIDS 005
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[Ronan Fitzgerald]