Pressure by Ability II

The classic Pressure tune from Ability II, originally released back in the early 90's and last re-issued on vinyl in 2024 courtesy of Juno records, this is one of those which has become an utter cult classic and much sought-after 12". The story goes that the bassline on this one was so deep the mastering engineer had a problem cutting it! The bassline powers the tune perfectly as the plunging kick drums and dancing synths get you moving your body. Perfectly deployed vocals bring heart-aching soul as this most warm and dubby cut drowns you in timeless deep techno. Next to the gorgeous original mix is an extended dub for even more drawn-out late-night dance floor pleasures, pure classic.

Reviews:
"You’ll struggle to find many better ‘bleep and bass’ releases than Ability II’s Pressure EP. It’s perhaps not as well known as the records that defined the style – think Unique 3’s “The Theme”, Forgemasters’ “Track With No Name”, Nightmares on Wax’s “Dextrous”, Sweet Exorcist’s “Testone” and LFO’s peerless “LFO” – but it’s rightly regarded as one of the sound’s seminal releases." - Matt Anniss, Innate

"The story goes that the bassline on this one was so deep the mastering engineer had a problem cutting it. There is no evidence of it on this reissue though - that bassline powers the tune perfectly as the plunging kick drums and dancing synths get you moving your body. Perfectly deployed vocals bring heart-aching soul as this most warm and dubby cut drowns you in timeless deep techno. Next to the gorgeous original mix is an extended dub for even more drawn-out late-night dance floor pleasures." - Juno records

"Pressure Dub" : beautiful floating dubby megadeep-house wandering, with seemingly random pads, echoes, liquid voice snippets bursting in and fading out...Like a cosmic jam-session, this could be an electronic dance music equivalent to jazz (in spirit) as improvised music around a loose but harmonious structure. Lasts about 10 minutes, could be double, triple or forever...classic here people!" - Discogs

Ability II is one of the most intriguing and mysteries artists, or so it seems! Originally from the UK, Ability II moved up to Leeds at the end of the 80's where he attended the Northern School of Contemporary dance, it was here he wrote and produced his now classic and renowned tune Pressure Dub which still to this day continues to makes waves...always ahead of his time is a quote often heard.