Florin Büchel aka CCO steps up for a second E.P. of futuristic fusion on Liechenstein-based label, Silum Records. Last time he was exploring Oceanic Zones. Here he synthesises Sonic Atmospheres. The opener, Atmospheric Inversion, takes its cues from the type of techno that took its own cues from jazz. Its rave riffs twisting, transforming into cascades of classy chords. The B-line is a tad Mayday, a tad Wiggin’. The rhythm, though, rather than Detroit, Motor City, recalls somewhere cool, somewhere underground, in `90s New York. Dancing in the dark, but it’s air uplifting. Decadent, glamorous, opulent, with strings. Disco’s revenge. Mirrorball-tastic. Deep in vogue.

On Atmospheric Extinction the strings sound off like sirens. Stratospheric flights countered by fluttering flute-like chimes. Filtered a little, a little Basic Channel-esque. Surrounded by echoed effects that mimic alien birdsong, Atmospheric Pressure also borrows a bit from BC, from Phylyps Trak II. A similar, familiar, clipped skank, but chopped out to an upbeat 4 / 4. Collectively these cuts create a space where seminal stuff like Sydenham & Ferrer’s Sandcastles meets Don Carlos’ “paradise house”. Atmospheric Noise, on the other hand, is a far druggier dub. Where those sirens are now alarms, warnings, as the drums, racing, rushing, become a doubled in delay, trance-y thump, and random SFX, robotic firecrackers, ricochet about.

CCO’s Sonic Atmospheres is out now on Silum Records. Fans of Kirk Degiorgio’s recent catalogue and remixes should take a listen.