The Netherlands' west coast is like an island in time. Nowhere else is the memory of classic house, techno, electro, and disco more fondly treasured and kept alive, nowhere else do these classic dance music styles constantly serve as blueprints for new and exciting productions.

Paul du Lac is a prime protagonist of this movement. The Rotterdam based DJ and producer was recently signed to Clone Records for his enthusiastically received 'Kira / Bingo' and 'Blowback' singles, which featured rough and authentic house music - full of soul, timeless in their appreciation of the genre's past, yet perfectly compatible with modern day dance-floors.

Du Lac has recently started his own label, Data Leak, together with like-minded producer Bas roR. The imprint's first two releases, Data Leak's 'Data Drip' and Bas roR's 'Fixed Purpose' have featured input by veteran Dutch producers Syncom Data and Duplex, and impressively showcased the pair's passion for deep and dubbed-out Detroit-techno sounds.

Another co-production of the two is forthcoming on October 25. The 5-track EP 'Digital Curved Sky' appears under the artist name Relict and combines jacking Chicago house beats with deep house and techno flavours for a release we are very much looking forward to.