Theiz - Moving Forward into the Past

Theiz, real Name Mathijs Schippers, first made his mark on the scene in the mid ’90s on seminal Dutch imprint Eevo Lute Muzique, then disappeared into obscurity. Well, he’s back now after a 24 year hiatus with this new one on ePM entitled ‘Moving Forward Into The Past’ – and we can certainly tell you it was worth the wait. The title track, with its immersive cinematic score quality, is proper Detroit influenced futurism in the vein of ‘Landrusing’ era Carl Craig, while “Motor City Bliss” (like the name suggests) is hi-tech soul all the way – a tougher yet emotive jam with more dancefloor dynamics. “Beauty Of Machines” goes deeper into the afterhours with its cavernous dub techno motifs, and last but not least is a more than welcome remix by the legend Carl Finlow. The scene veteran delivers his singular sound as always with this electro remix, delving deep into sci-fi fantasy realms.