Talking about Sasse and his Moodmusic imprint means looking back over a decade of solid contributions to the house music canon. And now, after last year’s 10th anniversary of the label, the Berlin based Finn is himself back in the spotlight with his second studio album “Toinen". The name, which means “2nd” in Finnish, reflects a desire to both honor his Finnish roots and point out the surprising fact that this is only his 2nd artist album in his very productive 15 year musical career of releasing hundreds of singles, EPs and remixes. While his debut album, “Made Within The Upper Stairs Of Heaven", was a clear Italo and Space Disco influenced work with a sound highlighted by bright claps on solid beats, euphoric and haunting melodies and dark vocals, the new album takes his trademark sound to the next level. His long experience as a DJ and producer is demonstrated once more on “Toinen". But this time Sasse takes a strong turn towards Detroit rather than Italy. Uplifting chords and euphoric themes are a trademark of this longplayer but when the funky basslines drop there’s no doubt that you’re listening to a proper Sasse production. If you listen closely you can hear echoes of his mid-90’s productions as Freestyle Man, but here they’re just seeds, nourished with the musical inspirations from his numerous DJ travels, not to mention plenty of that famous Berlin electronic funk! Another surprising new element in many of the tracks is the classic use of white noise which, when pushed to the forefront, adds a new sense of urgency to his music. Especially on “Clemens", a classic peak time club bomb, that feels both minimal and housey at the same time. And with that house groove in full effect it’s no surprise to hear the classic percussion sounds painstaking placed below. Creating a solid base under which all these new sounds can ride. But in the end it’s the composition that creates the magic, revealing an atmosphere and emotions from happiness to the mystic darkness that