Steve O'Sullivan - green trax (2021)

The mid to late 90s UK scene was one of the great periods in techno and Steve O'Sullivan was one of the reasons that made it so exciting. As this compilation of tracks on his 90s Green imprint and some unreleased material from this period shows, he was a pioneer of the stripped back, dubbed out techno groove. "Wyrdd" and "Pr?sinos" see him drop propulsive, Detroit-stye minimal grooves with echoes of classic Rob Hood techno, while "Berdea" is a repetitive, tonal track. In other instances, the compilation shows O'Sullivan in more contemplative mode, audible on the deep, rolling "Viridi", while on "Kijani", he shows his more abstract side.