Mindtours 04' ( Mindtours ) ….” touching the boundaries between techno and tech-house, these three releases from underground don Steevio show off his sublime mastery of electronic music. The A side is given over to a remix of ‘core' by Polish/Canadian producer Peter Sliwinski, where he takes a relaxed, old skool approach, moulding neat melodies with sharp beats to create a warm techno soundscape. Best of the bunch is 'Dusk' on the flip, where Steevio departs from his usual stark approach and adds some real flavour and melody. A wicked track that's as much deep house as techno . '

DAN IRWIN DJ MAGAZINE ( TECH-HOUSE REVIEWS )

Mindtours 04' ( Mindtours ) ……..“ Ritchie Hawtin is a fan of Steevio, and listening to the dubby groove that constitutes 'Dusk', it's not hard to imagine the bespectacled one including the tracks funky drum elements in one of his less intense Final Scratch sets. It's a sound furthered on the Echoplex remix of 'Core', where the hypnotic deep techno is augmented by some deranged panning sounds. An understated release that strengthens Steevio's steadily growing reputation”

RICHARD BROPHY DJ MAGAZINE ( TECHNO REVIEWS)

'Mindtours 04' (Mindtours) More organic dance floor techno from this plucky Welsh label. Echoplex turns in a sublime mix of ‘Core' from ‘Mindtours 01', sweeping deep synth tones over lush pummeling beats, whilst on the B-side Mindtour's boss Steevio supplies a sturdy pair of loop-based cuts both recorded live: ‘Dusk' chugs out dark rhythms beneath layers of keys and chords, whilst ‘Intrinsic' also delivers, sending shivering midrange noises over muffled kicks and a throbbing bassline. Check.

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Mindtours 03 ‘ ( Mindtours ) …….. “ producer Steevio's ‘Mindtours' series keeps on improving with every release, and the third installment sees him further explore the minimal themes he instigated on the first two releases. Not that 03 is all linear grooves either. The ‘ Tribal Chemistry Mix ‘ of Cloudseeders is deep dubby and quite spooky, but Steevio's main focus is still the dark brooding and quite complex minimalism evident on ‘ Nocturnia ‘. No wonder Ritchie Hawtin ‘s a big fan of the series “ …….

RICHARD BROPHY……….. DJ MAGAZINE

Mindtours 03 ‘ ( Mindtours ) ……… “ Producer Steevio provides two strong cuts here; ‘ Nocturnia is a flowing minimal tribal groove with pots and pans aplenty in the middle section, while ‘ Cloudseeders works much the same territory. Dr. Watson's remix goes even barer and more stripped, gradually building up the pressure. Subtle stuff with a raw edge. …….

INTERNATIONAL DJ

Mindtours 03 ‘ ( Mindtours )………. ‘ this new dark sounding Mindtours cut gets me excited for two reasons. (1); all instrument volume levels are present and correct and (2); there's a serious style being developed here. This is one of those minimal groovers that you think makes no sense until 3 minutes through and suddenly everything comes together perfectly. Interesting .

MARK EG ….. WAX

Mindtours 03' ( Mindtours) More minimalist machine funk from deepest Wales, with label head honcho Steevio going head to toe with fellow Welshman Dr. Watson for further forays across the techno dance floor. As with previous Mindtours excursions, there's a distinct tribal tinge to all three constructions that'll suitably entertain jocks and punters alike, although it's the progressively warped rhythms and tones of 'Nocturnia' that'll see the most rotation.

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