Tales of the Unexpected

An album of Detroit-style techno from UK producer/DJ Dave Angel on his 1995 debut, concentrating on the more meditative, melodic and jazzy end of the genre, Tales of The Unexpected is a strong mix of smooth, propulsive, hi-tech 4/4 and introspective, downtempo android-soul. The mood is mostly warm and inviting, theres’s not a lot of rawness, rough edges or jarring, atonal sounds, this is techno that is smooth, sleek and soulful with genuine musicality. The final quarter of the album mimics the dynamics of a DJ set, toughening up with two intense, darker, 4 am belters before finishing on a pair of twinkling and pretty down-tempo tech-jazz tunes. Overlooked, quality UK techno.