For a label with a reputation for releasing new artists and debuts (Teebs, BNJMN under his Jackhigh alias, Nightwave, Brey) Kelpe is something of a veteran signing for Svetlana. In fact, years before anyone tried to give the style a name - remember �wonky�? - Kelpe was dropping the beats with his first EP on DC Recordings way back in 2003, and a year later an album that The Wire called �one of the most engrossing listens in recent electronic music�. After three albums and a bunch of EPs he started to release more widely, including a belter of an EP for Black Acre which got on many end of year top tens. This was followed by a great remix for BNJMN on his 141 EP on Svetlana, so it seems like a fitting progression for the label to be finally be releasing one of his own records. His productions are known for being tough and direct, and he�s one of the few beats artists able to fill and hold a dancefloor, and his live show is justly popular as a result. �I Felt Fuzzy� is something of a new direction for Kelpe, the strong title track already attracting enthusiasm from Boiler Room among others. It combines his usual solid electronic 4/4 platform with a light airy organic feel and a chopped ethereal female vocal, redolent of springtime and sunshine. �Cola Mine� brings a darker flavour for track 2, building by stacking up layer on layer of fat analogue synth with a slightly despondent air. The quirky synth solo is reminiscent of Plaid for their unsual yet catchy melodies, and the tune is funny and serious at the same time. �Frosty Kiss� begins with serious intent. Hissing gas in place of high hats, a mechanical forward motion, a heavy trembling synth bass monotone, then 40 seconds in it launches into classic Kelpe banger - a heavy 100bpm beat, with a beautiful evolving elegiac melody on top, exciting, happy and sad, all at the same time, like the best Aphex tunes. Next up is the vinyl exclusive BNJMN renix of �Cola Mine�. BNJMN�s star has risen rapidly in the last 18 months, with two albums for Rush Hour and a bunch of EPs. It might be forgotten that he made his first record for Svetlana under the name Jackhigh, and followed up with a popular download EP in June 2011 for which Kelpe provided a remix. Here he returns the favour with a dreamy laid back take on Kelpe�s tight original. Following that, comes �I Felt Fuzzy� (Cupp Cave Remix) � Belgium�s Cupp Cave has been growing in stature recently, releasing under his own name and using the alias Ssaliva for more abstract releases, including on LA�s Leaving Records, and he�ll also be releasing with Svetlana�s imminent spin-off label, Woetone. His remix is a radical rework, tapping into the kind of sludgy amorphous house sound that Lukid has been championing, at the very edge of current electronic music evolution. The EP closes with �I Felt Fuzzy� remixed again, this time by Na�ve Machine, a production duo fresh on the scene who have delivered an undeniable banger. Already attracting heavy spins from Om Unit among others, it�s a burbling melodic feast with the kind of fizzing glucose energy extolled by Rustie and Hud Mo at the their finest. A1. I Felt Fuzzy A2. Cola Mine A3. Frosty Kiss B1. Cola Mine (BNJMN Remix) B2. I Felt Fuzzy (Cupp Cave Remix) B3. I Felt Fuzzy (Na�ve Machine Remix)