808 State - Don Solaris

Although Manchester's first breakthrough acid-house band hadn't disappeared entirely from the production scene, their sporadic recordings following '93's Gorgeous were limited either to Japanese-only pressings or to members of their fan club, State to State. Don Solaris, the group's first widely available album in more than four years, is thus something of a return for the group. And somewhat surprisingly, it's accomplished stuff, successfully avoiding the twin slumps of blandness and derivativeness that so often attends the post-hiatus of once innovative groups. Read More