Paul woolford’s intimacy music label is an outlet for his more experimental offerings. not limited by genre or expectation, intimacy music aims to deliver the highest caliber dancefloor techno and tech house while also proactively trying to surprise people with avant-guard productions for this latest offering woolford turns to long-time friend and production cohort, mat playford. a highly respected producer in his own right, playford has the uncanny ability to turn his hand (and ears) to a huge range of styles while retaining a level of quality that has won him admiration from the likes of john digweed, sandy rivera, alfredo and nic fanciulli. analogue tear is a fearsome beast. combining retro sounds with current production values, this is a truly standout record that will stop a dancefloor in its tracks. the heavy, swinging beats, huge buzzing bassline give the track weigh and purpose but this is one for the head as well as the feet as hypnotic, acid-tweaked keys wash over the pulsing bass. a very unique and distinctive record fresh from headline releases on sci+tec and saved records, steve mac lends his twisted ear to the release to create a brooding alternative to the original. utilising the distinctive bassline to full effect mac’s remix holds back on the drama just enough to create bags of tensions while the beats march onwards to a killer breakdown. a deadly choice for followers to the proto-techno sound.