Sigha - Metabolism

Metabolism, London-based producer James Shaw's second full-length as Sigha, is another compelling exercise in darkly elegant techno. Full of incredibly deep bass and meticulously engineered high-end frequencies, it satisfies both as a dance record as well as a more academic deconstruction of the genre's core elements. It may be too conceptual at times for some, but it's a sophisticated piece of work by any measure. Richard D. James once famously described his desire to recreate, in a track,