With Michel Baumann a.k.a. Jackmate and Soulphiction, Milnormodern has succeeded in making one of Germany's most respected producers part of the family. After great releases on internationally renowned imprints such as Playhouse, Perlon or Freude am Tanzen - which helped to set the minimal path not only in Germany - Michael has went on in recent years to push his own label Philpot and just recently its new sublabel Phile. As diverse as his discography is, his sound is as well: While Soulphiction productions have always cultivated a close relationship to house and especially to the home town of house music, Chicago, his Jackmate alias stands for superbly dry rocking minimal stuff (Just remember his Plastikmanlike "Chem/Tesla" on Phile 01!). That's exactly how his MMR 008 could be characterized as well - "Targa!" (A1) is one of those extremely tight dancefloor monsters that make people move to it without knowing what their body is doing with them. Jackmate builds up element after element to culminate it in discreet mayhem. "Lullaby" on B1 goes a different path and takes things on a bit more reserved - which might find friends among all those who like it with a twist of funk. B2, "Shell Cracks", is a nice finish with abstract patterns and more than just a glance in the direction of Motor City…