Part of the mighty Kompakt empire, Sub Static reinforces Germany as Earth’s premier techno/house hotbed. On his debut album, label boss Falko Brocksieper forges sophisticated and quirky dance tracks designed neither for superclubs nor for intimate spaces, but rather for those enchanted rooms where jocks only spin Perlon, Playhouse, Kompakt, Traum and Sub Static platters. With a sly wink, Falko subtly twists tech-house-and, on the title cut, even EBM-protocols, but his work should please both cognoscenti and casual partiers. Hoax Deluxe carves out distinctive space in the overpopulated dance world.