( FOM 011 ) GERD - Easin' In The S System (12") Frame Of Mind Holland

When "Easin' In The S-System" first appeared on wax way back in 1994, Gert-Jan Bijl was still taking his first steps as a producer. In fact, the track was originally the B-side of the Dutchman's very first EP as Gerd on Brave New World Records. Curiously, this 25th anniversary edition places the superb original version - a deliciously intergalactic fusion of ambient techno sounds, hypnotic deep house drums and Detroit style sci-fi electronics - right at the tail end of the EP. It comes accompanied by a wonderfully ghostly, acid-flecked alternate version, plus four previously unheard cuts rescued from an old DAT tape. The breakbeat-driven chunkiness of "Brave New World" aside, these offer varied and largely high quality explorations of the futurist sound of vintage Motor City techno.