Jonathan Kaspar has been making left-of-center dance music for some years; on Mera, the Cologne-based DJ and producer provides three tracks that serve as a reminder that dance music doesn't have to be one-dimensional. Opener Mera starts out along a shuffling, groove-heavy path before, culminating with a hummed vocal full of mystery and magic. On Strip Down things are deeper into the drums for a full rhythm-frenzy workout. Both tracks are perfect sunrise music, as is Weiss. Although ostensibly having more of a straight up dance floor approach, it's low-slung groove reveals itself over it's nine minutes a spaced-out cosmic journey.
