Joris Voorn 'Horizon' on Spectrum (NL)

Eelke Kleijn's remix is the rare piece that gets an A-side right, a little deeper and purer than the Original Mix, but it is the Joris Voorn original, 'Horizon', that is the jewel here.

'HORIZON' is easily one of the best pieces of studio work Voorn has released in years, a restrained record with an improbable lift at its centre. He knows what he is doing. On the 'Eelke Kleijn Remix', the drums and the chords weigh the same, so when the filter opens and lets the pads through, the effect is something like letting the light in. Nothing dramatic. There is not much happening across the drums, which gives the record an almost hypnotic pull that rewards close listening.

It is also a loud record, but with some give under its peaks. The top end has a bright sheen, and it could have been brittle, yet Voorn knows how to layer it and he leaves enough space for it to breathe. 'Horizon' and the Eelke Kleijn Remix are out now.