17 years after delivering their first 12", DJ Maaco and P-Dog continue to serve up rock-solid slabs of Motor City electro. Their latest EP, which first dropped digitally in 2021, is a loving tribute to their home city. On 'A Detroit Story (Maaco Version)', they add sci-fi synth sounds, bubbly TB-303 bass and a spoken word vocal (which name-checks various Motor City heroes) to a crunchy and punchy electro rhythm. The synths and acid bass come to the fore on Macao's fantastic accompanying dub, before P-Dog delivers his interpretation of the track - think sparse, impactful beats, reverberating Aux88 style bass and ghostly synth strings. Maaco solo production 'You Gone Get Down', a funkier, TR-808-driven workout peppered with modified vocals and vocoder shout-outs, completes a fine package.
